Shoo, Fly Guy!

September 1, 2006
K-Gr 2 -Fly Guy is back for his third adventure in this rollicking series. This time, the unusual pet is exploring on his own while his owner, Buzz, has gone on a picnic. Fly Guy is searching for something good to eat. Readers are told that his favorite food is -brown, oozy, lumpy, and smelly. - His first find isn -t -oozy, lumpy, or smelly. But it was brown. Close enough! - Then the boy who is about to eat the hamburger shoos him off, and Fly Guy must look again. The scene repeats as the exuberant bug finds other -close enough - foods and gets shooed away. At last, he finds the perfect brown, oozy, lumpy, smelly food and is reunited with Buzz. This book has tons of kid appeal, as beginning readers follow the small hero through the zippy, funny story. Clear, bright pictures are surrounded by lots of white space, and the large block letters in a casual font are easy to read. Simple sentences with repetition reinforce reading skills in a humorous way. This delightful book is guaranteed to fly off library shelves." -Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT"

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January 1, 2007
In their third adventure, Buzz and his pet fly, Fly Guy, are temporarily separated as Fly Guy searches for his favorite "brown, oozy, lumpy, and smelly" food. Readers are presented with a bug's-eye view as Fly Guy zips around town looking for his snack, until Buzz saves the day by serving up Fly Guy's perfect dish (and it's not what kids will think). Clever wordplay elevates this easy reader.

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