The World's Greatest Underachiever and the Lucky Monkey Socks (Hank Zipzer #4)
Author(s): Henry Winkler
Adventure fiction. This is the fourth book in the "New York Times" bestselling series about the hilarious adventures of a cheeky, loveable hero. It's time for the annual school sports day: the most anticipated day of the school year. When Hank Zipzer is chosen for the school softball team, the pressure is on. Can Hank lead his team to victory, even though he thinks he's the worst athlete in the history of the world? Yes, he can! Thanks to his lucky monkey socks. This is a "New York Times" bestselling series from actor-turned-writer Henry "The Fonz" Winkler and acclaimed children's writer Lin Oliver. It features all new illustrations and fully Anglicized text, and an engaging, inventive hero for the reluctant boy reader. Henry is the ambassador of children's newspaper "First News'" My Way campaign, which aims to promote greater understanding of children with learning difficulties. He was awarded an OBE in 2011.
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"Boys who struggle in school will especially appreciate the story, but this enjoyable, fast-paced novel will draw other children as well." (Booklist) "Humor, magic, a school bully, a pet dachshund named Cheerio, and a pet iguana that slurps soup at dinner add up to a fun novel with something for everyone." (School Library Journal)"
Henry Winkler is an actor, producer and director. He is probably most famous for his role as the Fonz in the 1970s US television sitcom Happy Days. But if you ask him what he is most proud of, he would say, "Writing the Hank Zipzer books with my partner, Lin Oliver." He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Stacey, their three children and two dogs. Lin Oliver is a writer and producer of movies, books and television programmes for children. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alan, and their three children.
General Fields
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- : Walker Books, Limited
- : Walker Books Ltd
- : 31 December 2011
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Henry Winkler
- : Paperback
- : 9-Dec
- : en
- : 813.54
- : 9+
- : 175
