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The Superhero Project
Not only is it Harry's first day of second grade, but it's also his birthday! When Harry's teacher assigns a superhero assignment and says there will be a prize for the best presentation, Harry is extra excited. After all, he knows everything there is to know about being a superhero. But does Harry really understand the assignment? A glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and bios complete this early chapter book from the Superhero Harry series.
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40 pages, Library Binding
Published August 1, 2017
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February 28, 2018
OK, so on the cover Harry has rockets attached to his shoes and his shirt has a picture of Einstein sticking his tongue out on it. I'm in!!! Harry wants to be a superhero and loves to make superhero inventions to make himself more superhero-ish, although they don't always work quite the way he plans. Superhero Harry has four stories.
In The Superhero Project Harry's teacher, Ms. Lane, gives his class an assignment to give a presentation at the end of the week about how they are a superhero in their everyday life. Harry is determined to make his best superhero invention yet. Will Harry win the prize for the best presentation?
In The Recess Bully a new boy, Jeremy, joins Harry's class at Parker Elementary. Jeremy is mean to Harry and his friends at recess each day. Harry tells his parents about Jeremy's bullying and they suggest Harry try talking to Jeremy again, but Harry thinks he can solve the bullying problem and reclaim recess for himself and his friends with a brand new superhero invention.
In The Runaway Robot Harry is fed up with doing chores. His solution? Super Roby, his latest invention. Super Roby works so well Harry decides to bring him to the class science fair. Can Harry find a solution when something goes wrong?
In The Wild Field Trip Harry's class is going on a field trip to the zoo. His latest invention will make him a super swinger like monkeys, his favourite animal. You know by now that where Harry is, adventure is sure to follow.
While each story can be read separately, they're best read in order. Children and parents alike will love Harry and Macy, his best friend, classmate, next door neighbour and superhero sidekick. Amongst other things, Harry is funny, clumsy, adventurous, smart, and a good friend.
Rachel Ruiz has created a superhero whose optimism and determination will endear him to readers, and whose exploits will keep them entertained. Steve May's illustrations are brilliant! They're so bright, colourful, full of life and draw you in. Just seeing the cover or flipping through the book, you just know the story has to be fantastic if the illustrations are this good.
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Capstone for the opportunity to read this book. Apprentice superheroes everywhere are going to love Harry. I'm going to be rereading this book and hope to see future books featuring more of Harry and Macy's adventures. Mission complete! Over and out!
In The Superhero Project Harry's teacher, Ms. Lane, gives his class an assignment to give a presentation at the end of the week about how they are a superhero in their everyday life. Harry is determined to make his best superhero invention yet. Will Harry win the prize for the best presentation?
In The Recess Bully a new boy, Jeremy, joins Harry's class at Parker Elementary. Jeremy is mean to Harry and his friends at recess each day. Harry tells his parents about Jeremy's bullying and they suggest Harry try talking to Jeremy again, but Harry thinks he can solve the bullying problem and reclaim recess for himself and his friends with a brand new superhero invention.
In The Runaway Robot Harry is fed up with doing chores. His solution? Super Roby, his latest invention. Super Roby works so well Harry decides to bring him to the class science fair. Can Harry find a solution when something goes wrong?
In The Wild Field Trip Harry's class is going on a field trip to the zoo. His latest invention will make him a super swinger like monkeys, his favourite animal. You know by now that where Harry is, adventure is sure to follow.
While each story can be read separately, they're best read in order. Children and parents alike will love Harry and Macy, his best friend, classmate, next door neighbour and superhero sidekick. Amongst other things, Harry is funny, clumsy, adventurous, smart, and a good friend.
Rachel Ruiz has created a superhero whose optimism and determination will endear him to readers, and whose exploits will keep them entertained. Steve May's illustrations are brilliant! They're so bright, colourful, full of life and draw you in. Just seeing the cover or flipping through the book, you just know the story has to be fantastic if the illustrations are this good.
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Capstone for the opportunity to read this book. Apprentice superheroes everywhere are going to love Harry. I'm going to be rereading this book and hope to see future books featuring more of Harry and Macy's adventures. Mission complete! Over and out!
October 11, 2017
Superhero Harry by Rachel Ruiz is about likeable Harry who thinks of himself as a superhero. Not uncommon for a 7 year old boy. The book is composed of four stories of Harry's adventures or should I say misadventures.
The first story is presented cleverly, with a message presented in a very pointed way. Harry's goal is to be a superhero. Did I say that? Yes! He works on inventions to give him super powers. Unfortunately, his inventions don't work. This doesn't discourage Harry because he never gives up. Harry wears a red cape with a lightning bolt on it and a t-shirt with a picture of Einstein? Adults will appreciate the t-shirt picture. Harry's second grade teacher assigns students a project that should demonstrates how they can be a superhero in everyday life. The everyday life thing is completely lost with Harry. In his mind a superhero must have super powers. Even his parents can't convince him. Harry's parents are wise, though. They allow their son to learn from his mistakes. At school the projects include: helping a friend achieve her goal, cleaning up a park, helping a grandmother clean her house, and a sock drive. Harry thinks his classmates must not have understood the assignment. As he demonstrates his project, Harry gets a personal revelation about the meaning of a real everyday superhero, realizing it wasn't his classmates who misunderstood the assignment.
Story two is about a class bully. I just wish all bullying incidents had a happy ending as this one did. The situation really portrays importance of communication.
In story three Harry builds the robot he received for his birthday. His robot, in a comical way, teaches Harry that even superheroes must do chores.
Story four is when Harry learns he needs to test his inventions before showing them off.
Harry is in second grade and I love his character. I want to read more books about Harry.
August 17, 2017
Goofy, Lovable, Gungho Hero for Starting Readers
Harry is a lovable, upbeat and energetic second grader who plans to invent his way into being a superhero. His inventions are goofy and seldom work, but he's always in there pitching his latest idea and trying to do good. He has a next-door neighbor gal pal, supportive parents, lots of friends and a can-do attitude that won't quit. Look at the cover of any Harry book and the kid smiling back at you is exactly the kid you're going to get.
Harry first came out in a series of four books. Those books are still available individually. Now, though, all four Harry adventures have been combined into this one book collection. (Amazingly, the collection currently costs less than any one of the single adventure books.)
The collection is titled "Superhero Harry", and runs 160 pages. The individual books, (48 pages each), are "The Superhero Project", "The Recess Bully", "The Runaway Robot", and "The Wild Field Trip". In each book Harry tries to invent superhero stuff, and generally fails, but also learns a lesson.
In "Superhero Project" we learn that you can be hero doing ordinary helpful things. In "Recess Bully" we learn a bit about why a bully might be a bully, and how to make him a friend. In "The Runaway Robot" Harry's robot runs amok, and Harry learns that even superheroes have to do chores. In "The Wild Field Trip" Harry's invention actually works, but he learns it's always a good idea to also take a banana on a field trip to the zoo.
So, these are fun and bite size. Harry is upbeat, creative, and enthusiastic. Since these books are for brand new readers I don't know if they fit in as STEM books, (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math), because they don't introduce any actual scientific principles. But, they certainly emphasize that building and designing and engineering and daydreaming and so on are fun and rewarding, and that seems like a good place to start. And, since Harry has friends, displays empathy, has supportive friends and teachers, and is just basically committed to living fully, I don't see any downside here.
The books are basic. Vocabulary is appropriate and not childish. Drawings are crisp, boldly colored, and a bit exaggerated. Even the type font is big and friendly. The writing isn't sing-song or overly simple. Tone is consistent, and every story is well paced and well structured. The whole effect seems very early-reader friendly and engaging. For what it's worth, I like that these aren't franchised, licensed cartoon/movie tie-in type books, of which there are plenty.
The bottom line, to be fair, is that at first I thought these were a little light on content. But, as I read more and reflected, the stories grew on me and I could see these being very welcome and entertaining first chapter books. A nice find.
(Please note that I received a free ecopy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
Harry is a lovable, upbeat and energetic second grader who plans to invent his way into being a superhero. His inventions are goofy and seldom work, but he's always in there pitching his latest idea and trying to do good. He has a next-door neighbor gal pal, supportive parents, lots of friends and a can-do attitude that won't quit. Look at the cover of any Harry book and the kid smiling back at you is exactly the kid you're going to get.
Harry first came out in a series of four books. Those books are still available individually. Now, though, all four Harry adventures have been combined into this one book collection. (Amazingly, the collection currently costs less than any one of the single adventure books.)
The collection is titled "Superhero Harry", and runs 160 pages. The individual books, (48 pages each), are "The Superhero Project", "The Recess Bully", "The Runaway Robot", and "The Wild Field Trip". In each book Harry tries to invent superhero stuff, and generally fails, but also learns a lesson.
In "Superhero Project" we learn that you can be hero doing ordinary helpful things. In "Recess Bully" we learn a bit about why a bully might be a bully, and how to make him a friend. In "The Runaway Robot" Harry's robot runs amok, and Harry learns that even superheroes have to do chores. In "The Wild Field Trip" Harry's invention actually works, but he learns it's always a good idea to also take a banana on a field trip to the zoo.
So, these are fun and bite size. Harry is upbeat, creative, and enthusiastic. Since these books are for brand new readers I don't know if they fit in as STEM books, (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math), because they don't introduce any actual scientific principles. But, they certainly emphasize that building and designing and engineering and daydreaming and so on are fun and rewarding, and that seems like a good place to start. And, since Harry has friends, displays empathy, has supportive friends and teachers, and is just basically committed to living fully, I don't see any downside here.
The books are basic. Vocabulary is appropriate and not childish. Drawings are crisp, boldly colored, and a bit exaggerated. Even the type font is big and friendly. The writing isn't sing-song or overly simple. Tone is consistent, and every story is well paced and well structured. The whole effect seems very early-reader friendly and engaging. For what it's worth, I like that these aren't franchised, licensed cartoon/movie tie-in type books, of which there are plenty.
The bottom line, to be fair, is that at first I thought these were a little light on content. But, as I read more and reflected, the stories grew on me and I could see these being very welcome and entertaining first chapter books. A nice find.
(Please note that I received a free ecopy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
October 16, 2017
Superhero Harry is a chapter book for children just beginning to read chapter books. It includes brightly colored and often funny illustrations. This book contains 4 separate chapter books averaging about 5 chapters per story. We are introduced to Harrison "Superhero Harry" Cruz, his family, classmates, teacher, Ms. Lane, and best friend Macy. Harry and Macy love superheroes. Harry wants to be a superhero and Macy wants to be his sidekick. Harry believes that in order to be a good superhero he needs to invent things to help him with his superpowers. Most of his inventions do not work, but that does not discourage Harry. He continues to try to create new inventions and some actually work but go haywire, and others work as planned. In this book we follow Harry on his adventures on his birthday and the first day of school; dealing with a bully; doing chores; and a field trip. He usually has obstacles to overcome but with the help of his family and friends figures everything out. This is a good book for young readers.
I received an arc of this book from netgalley.
I received an arc of this book from netgalley.
November 24, 2017
We loved this chapter book about a big-dreaming kid who wants to be a superhero and creates inventions to help him achieve his dreams! Harry is a kind child who does all he can to save the day, since, after all, he’s Superhero Harry! His inventions don’t always work as expected, he doesn’t always understand what grown-ups mean, but he’s always well-intentioned. One of the best things about this character is that he’s not perfect—he’s just like so many of the kids who will be reading his stories. Also cool is the very diverse cast of characters in this book. Evident only in the pictures, but the book helps fill the diversity gap that exists in children’s books. I’ll be keeping my eye open for more adventures of Superhero Harry in the future!
I received an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review.
I received an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review.
August 15, 2017
Superhero Harry is about a 2nd grade boy who loves superheroes. He creates inventions to make him a superhero so he can save the day. However, those inventions don't always work the way Harry imagined. This book is made of 4 distinct stories entitled Birthday Boy, The Recess Bully, The Runaway Robot, and The Wild Field Trip. In those stories, Harry discovers that being a superhero is about helping others, bullies can turn into friends, and even superheroes have to do chores. "Superheroes don't give up, and neither does Harry." The illustrations are brilliant and the "All About" facts page is perfect. The 4 stories would be fantastic as separate easy reader chapter books for the K/1st grade crowd.
September 17, 2017
Harry is a superhero wannabe - and he thinks his inventions will help him achieve his goal. While most of his inventions either backfire or do not perform their intended function, Harry always learns the lesson that doing his best and never giving up are worthy attributes of any superhero. Harry is of a nondescript school age with classmates that join him on his adventures into superhero-dom. This title is perfect for readers transitioning from easy readers to early chapter books, with high interest content, easy reading level, short chapters and some illustrations. I am sure the book Superhero Harry will go flying off our library shelves in true superhero spirit.
Publication date April 2018
Publication date April 2018
August 18, 2017
Thanks to NetGalley for this read. Superhero Harry is a collection of four stories featuring 2nd-grade inventor and superhero wannabe Harry. The stories all possess an old-fashioned innocence and portray childhood the way it might have been two or three generations ago, back when ingenuity, imagination and creativity were children's best friends. The adults are well-meaning; the lessons in the stories are sound. The illustrations are light-hearted and colorful. I found the rhythym of the books to be a bit choppy and the overall writing style was a little unsophisticaed, but the language will be well suited for most 5-8 year olds.
August 17, 2018
Confetti blaster, Super Roby, super swinging writbands...these are a few of Superhero Harry's inventions. He loves superheroes and creates inventions to help him be more like one. His inventions do not always work they way he expects them to, but Harry is persistent. Harry stays positive and works to make chaotic situations, such as a runaway robot, better. This title features diverse characters and positive messages. I would recommend this title to early elementary students who enjoy superheroes and funny stories.
April 14, 2019
The Recess Bully (Superhero Harry) by Rachael Ruiz. This is a contemporary realistic fiction book. Harry is the protagonist of the story and Harry loves recess. A new kid starts picking on Harry and his friends, and now nobody likes recess. Harry decides to use one of his super inventions to defeat the bully and teach him a lesson. We can connect this story book with the real life of bully in schools around many countries. We this book we can do social activities or even a drama about the bully theme.
January 1, 2018
Superhero Harry tries to become a superhero by using his inventions. The creativity that he and his friends show is inspiring. Librarians can use this book to encourage elementary age students to help others and make things with a purpose. Thank you, Netgalley for allowing me to read an advanced reader copy.
May 1, 2018
This is a fun story about Harry, a kid who loves superheros and has a fantastic imagination for creating all sorts of inventions. But when his teacher sets a superhero assignment, Harry learns that there is more to superheros than their superpowers...
Colourful illustrations on every page help make this a great choice for recently independent readers.
Colourful illustrations on every page help make this a great choice for recently independent readers.
August 21, 2017
This was a really cute collection of short chapter books for elementary school age children. There was a lesson taught at the end of each story and the loose ends are all tied up. Harry was a really sweet character that I think kids will really like.
August 24, 2019
Little N loved this one. Chapters are separate stories - easy to read, lots of pictures, and little N loved Harry's inventions. What I liked: Harry wasn't always successful - most of his inventions were flops, but that didn't stop him from trying new ideas and new things.
October 30, 2018
Perfect for 1st-3rd grade readers, Harry is lots of fun and full of inventive ideas! :-) Really enjoyed the four short stories in this one chapter book, too.
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
July 17, 2024
B. fiction, children's fiction, lower elementary; young Harry is an inventor.
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April 25, 2021Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
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