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A Fly Went By (Beginner Books(R))
Illus. in color. A fly goes by, followed by a frog, who's chased by a cat, who's chased by a dog and a host of other frantic characters, in a humorous cumulative tale. "The writing is merry and the pictures are real fun. Recommended."--School Library Journal.
Library Binding, 72 pages
Published
September 12th 1958
by Random House Books for Young Readers
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This book was a favorite of mine when I was a kid. It lived at my Nana's house, and I read it and "Put Me in the Zoo" and "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" every time we visited. I remember looking for it on Amazon.com at one point, but I believe it was out of print. I was superpsyched to get it for Charlotte, even though it's kind of old fashioned and violent compared to what early readers get these days. When Charlotte was tiny, I could read it to her and she liked the rh...more
Gregg, you got ur story from this! OMG!
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I really liked this book because it explained the natural circle of life where smaller animals are hunted by bigger animals who are then hunted by humans while not being scary. It also taught that we can sometimes be afraid for no reason and that one shouldn't assume the worst in people because that will lead to unnecessary strife and fear. Another perk about this book is that it taught problem solving in a subtle way: the child was trying to stop the fear of all of the animals and eventually go...more
This is a fun story that builds upon itself and leads to a funny conclusion. It's a good book for beginning readers, with lots of simple words and a repetitive narrative, but I will caution that it is pretty long. Our youngest did a great job reading it, but she got tired about halfway through, so I took over. It's a fun book to read aloud.
One of my favorite books as a kid. Also another one was about a kid who has a halloween party and everyone brings popcorn and his house is full of popcorn to the roof. Ive been trying to remember the name of this boom so if anyone knows it please message to me! :)
This is a classic story of cause and effect. A little boy is relaxing by the lakeside, but all of a sudden a fly went by. The fly was chasing an animal that was chasing another animal, and so on. There is a lot of rhyming and repetition in this story. Very fun story.
My husband and I both grew up with Dr. Suess and the Suessian series of stories. This, by far, is my favorite. It's silly, smart & fun. My husband and I memorized this book, and to this day...our boys, who are in college...recite it. Highly recommend!
"I sat by the lake and looked at the sky, and as I looked, a fly went by..."
My grandpa used to read this to us when we visited. When I had my first child, they gave this book to me. It's now my children's favorite. We all know it by heart.
My grandpa used to read this to us when we visited. When I had my first child, they gave this book to me. It's now my children's favorite. We all know it by heart.
I like this story of a boy who is trying to find out what is causing a lot of trouble. It is a great story for sequencing and prediction because each animal is chasing another and you find out why each time.
Classic good ole book. What happened to books like these? Good rhyming and repetition and story that keeps making you wondering/asking questions about what happens next.
This book is very clever. We love how the story is put together and the words flow - you almost find yourself singing the book instead of reading it. My kids love it!!
For kindergarten children, I would use this book in the classroom to help children identify and recognize rhyming words while a young boy goes on a journey with a fly.
I think this story is very long winded, i almost dread it when my kids pick it out to read, but they seem to like it for somereason
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A good book for teaching kids about sequence...just in words! Good story line - funny - but kind of a tongue twister to read!
My kids and I love this book, we've checked it out quite a few times from the library -- I'm sure we'll be buying this one.
This is a cute cumulative story with a nice ending. The repetitions in the text are great for beginning readers.
One of my favorite books from childhood. I can still hear Mum-Maw reading it to me on the couch in her living room :)
One of my childhood favorites, I remember learning to read with this book and it is fun to watch my son do the same.
Good for rhyming words. Also good for talking about animals and why they would be afraid of each other.
To me, it's about stopping to look at the whole picture before letting a misunderstanding scare you.
I made my parents read this to me a million times when I was little. I don't know what was so great about it.
Oh how times have changed. The words "kill" and "gun" came up too many times for my comfort.
i thought this picture book took forever repeting all the stuff a fly was running away from
I loved this book when I was little. I made my parents read it to me over and over...
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This was/is my favorite children's book!! Still makes me giggle when reading it...
-A book about animals being chased by other animals of larger size
-A good rhyming book
-A good rhyming book
This is one of my daughter's favorites. We get it from the library time and again!
I loved all the chasing and mystery it is a very enjoyeble book to read.
So tiring to read to my kiddo. For some reason, I just think it gets old.
I love reading books to my kids that I remember reading when I was young.
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