heAbsentmindedAbdedPerormerbyMyka-LynneSokoloffillustratedbyErinEitter-KonohehebsentmindeAbsentmindedPerPerormerormerCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN13:978-0-15-350544-7ISBN10:0-15-350544-3OrderingOptionsISBN13:978-0-15-350335-1(Grade5Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-350335-1(Grade5Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-357542-6(packageof5)ISBN10:0-15-357542-5(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.2345678910126121110090807byMyka-LynneSokoloffillustratedbyErinEitterKonoMybestfriend,Julie,callsme“theabsentmindedperfessor.”Ofcourse,shemeanspro-fessor,butshesaysitthewrongwayinjest.Thatmeans“infun.”JuliecallsmethatsinceIalwayshavemyheadinabook.Ilovereadingallaboutinventions.Ilikeinventingthings,too.Idon’treallylikeget-tingupinfrontofothersandspeaking,though.EventhoughIlikewords,Ican’talwaysremem-berthem.SometimesthewrongwordscomeoutwhenItrytoexplainthings.IamreallykindofshyexceptwithJulie.3Onedaymyteacherannouncedthatweweregoingtoputonaclassplay.Mr.Greeralwayssaidthatweshouldstretchourselves.Hemeantweshouldtrytodothingsthatwedidn’tusuallydo.Iguessthatwaswhyheaskedmetotakealeadingroleintheplay.Gulp.Igroanedinsidewhenheaskedme.Ididnotwant...
