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    <body><![CDATA[I think the most wonderful part of this book (in response to a 2 star review) is that, after reading it, you feel like there are &quot;fly germs everywhere!&quot; When we read this aloud in my preschool class, the kids loved pointing out the yucky stuff on every page and when I banged the book shut ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75580778">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was definitely not a fan of the pictures--just a little too much on the gross side for me. It looks like a splatter-paint method for creation. Always fun to do. I'm sure it finds its audience with plenty of children. Just not me. Especially with all of the mean and ugly looking characteristics of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45822714">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok, I know sometimes people shy away from this book because they 'don't like' the illustrations. But this is a FABULOUS read aloud! The text is perfect to read to a jazzy beat. When I read this to my 1st graders, I would teach them to say 'shoo fly shoo fly shoo' when I pointed to them - in a whispe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52780553">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Old Black Fly's been buzzing around and lands on an alphabet's worth of spilled drips and drops of food. This poem is fun to read aloud with it's lilting rhyme has makes you want to dance.<br/><br/>You could use Old Black Fly to start a unit on insects that will inspire reading, writing and scient...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70991575">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Alphabetical tale of the mischief the old black fly gets into around the home.  Very abstract, colorful illustrations.  The rhyming and repetitive phrase of &quot;shoo fly, shoo fly, shoo&quot; make this a good read-aloud for children's participation.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[steve had a problem.  this book was too busy for him.  he doesn't like busy, hence the rating.  also not a fan of the ending.  i thought it was clever but also found the last page to be a major gross out.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the artwork and I also like that when each alphabet letter is used in the rhyming story that it is bold and in color, making it easy for a child to notice it.  It makes for a more teachable moment.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Old Black Fly]]>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This would be fantastic at a story time - with the adult singing the words/lyrics - and the kids getting in on the act with Shoo fly!/Shoo fly!/Shooo.<br/><br/>Everyone understands how annoying flies can be - particularly when they are stuck in the house.   This book takes that idea and creates an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60763508">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all. He ate on the crustof the Apple pie.He bothered the Babyand made her cry.Shoo fly!Shoo fly!Shooo.]]>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Jill R. Wilson, Esq.]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book.  It is an alphabet book, in which the fly of the title despoils things from A to Z.  Occasionally, the necessity to touch each letter leads to the text being a bit strained. <br/><br/>Stephen Gammell's illustrations are nasty, hairy, slurpy, and drippy--perfect for a book that de...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37831864">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all. He ate on the crustof the Apple pie.He bothered the Babyand made her cry.Shoo fly!Shoo fly!Shooo.]]>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this one from our local library because we've been getting flies in our house and I thought my son would enjoy reading about them since he seems to have fly radar lately.  I'm pretty sure this one probably has some melody to it since it reads like music or rhyme lyrics, but I never was able...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35639571">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all. He ate on the crustof the Apple pie.He bothered the Babyand made her cry.Shoo fly!Shoo fly!Shooo.]]>
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 04 13:53:20 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love Gammels illustrations, and it is a really cute way to present the ABC's but it does have a bit of a morbid ending.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all. He ate on the crustof the Apple pie.He bothered the Babyand made her cry.Shoo fly!Shoo fly!Shooo.]]>
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  <date_added>Tue Apr 21 10:34:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 21 10:34:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[For the ABC category. Well done, interesting ABC book that is different from a normal, simple one.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all. He ate on the crustof the Apple pie.He bothered the Babyand made her cry.Shoo fly!Shoo fly!Shooo.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great alphabet book for read-alouds (have all the kids 'shoo' the fly along with you).]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Old Black Fly]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all. He ate on the crustof the Apple pie.He bothered the Babyand made her cry.Shoo fly!Shoo fly!Shooo.]]>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[ABC Book: Strange pictures]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all.<br/> <br/><em>He ate on the crust</em><br/><em>of the Apple pie.</em><br/><em>He bothered the Baby</em><br/><em>and made her cry.</em><br/><em>Shoo fly!</em><br/><em>Shoo fly!</em><br/><em>Shooo.</em><br/>&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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  <date_added>Thu May 14 14:19:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[JEAR1-Ayl]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all. He ate on the crustof the Apple pie.He bothered the Babyand made her cry.Shoo fly!Shoo fly!Shooo.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to give props here to Chad Quartuccio of NYPL.  In my first job as a children's librarian, in the Port Richmond branch of NYPL, I worked with Chad and heard him read this story -- or more specifically sing it -- with a blues tune.  I've read it the same way ever since.  The kids help out with...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22873841">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all. He ate on the crustof the Apple pie.He bothered the Babyand made her cry.Shoo fly!Shoo fly!Shooo.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A cute read-aloud. The rhyming narrative of a naughty fly incorporates the alphabet. Younger children will not get that the little girl throws the cake on the fly at the end, so you may have to explain that. At story time, I follow it up with the &quot;A Fly is on My Toe&quot; fingerplay.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all. He ate on the crustof the Apple pie.He bothered the Babyand made her cry.Shoo fly!Shoo fly!Shooo.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fun read-aloud. I think the illustrations are fun, but a bit mature for the age group of the text. All the extra paint can be distracting. The story is fun, and what kid can't resist the chant: Shoo Fly! Shoo Fly! Shoo!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all. He ate on the crustof the Apple pie.He bothered the Babyand made her cry.Shoo fly!Shoo fly!Shooo.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[An old black fly bothers a family, one member at a time.  He gets into everything.  It didnt grab my attention.Graphic illustrations. You could use this when talking about insects/bugs.    ]]></body>
    
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