Harold's Treasure Hunt

Written & Illustrated by: Crockett Johnson

Genre: Fantasy

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Summary:

Harold is on a new adventure with his purple crayon; he's exploring life as a pirate, using his imagination to go on a treasure hunt. Harold takes us along for the ride as he spends time on a pirate ship, under the sea, and with a unique array of sea creatures. Once he finds a deserted island, Harold continues his search in a dark cave, where he finds a box of toys, the best treasure of all. 

Teacher Evaluation:

Harold's Treasure Hunt would be best for early education students through second-grade students. Young students can benefit from this book because it demonstrates the importance of art and creativity. I would have these students create their own adventures using what they know from art classes. This book would be great to discuss chronological order for older students. First and second-grade classes could complete a classroom treasure hunt where they have to reconstruct the events of this story.  Students could then create their own treasure hunts where they put the rules of chronological events into practice.