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Fly Guy #7
I Spy Fly Guy!
The bestselling Fly Guy series continues in our reader format!
Fly Guy and Buzz play Hide and Seek. But Fly Guy is too good at hiding! Will Buzz ever find his best pal?
Fly Guy and Buzz play Hide and Seek. But Fly Guy is too good at hiding! Will Buzz ever find his best pal?
32 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2009
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About the author
Tedd Arnold
194 books290 followersTedd grew up with three brothers. His family lived on a farm in Pennsylvania for several years then returned to Elmira until Tedd was ten years old. His father's work then required that they move to Gainesville, Florida. There, Tedd's first art lessons in an abandoned dentist's office over the Happy Hour pool hall eventually led to a fine arts degree from the University of Florida.
He and his wife, Carol, started their family in Tallahassee where Tedd worked as a commercial illustrator. Carol, a kindergarten teacher, drew Tedd's attention to children's books. Their first son, Walter, inspired his breakthrough picture book, NO JUMPING ON THE BED!.
He and his family now live in Elmira. His second son, William, now stars in NO MORE WATER IN THE TUB!, a sequel to his first book. He has now published over 50 books as author and illustrator.
He and his wife, Carol, started their family in Tallahassee where Tedd worked as a commercial illustrator. Carol, a kindergarten teacher, drew Tedd's attention to children's books. Their first son, Walter, inspired his breakthrough picture book, NO JUMPING ON THE BED!.
He and his family now live in Elmira. His second son, William, now stars in NO MORE WATER IN THE TUB!, a sequel to his first book. He has now published over 50 books as author and illustrator.
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September 16, 2018
Fly Guy and Buzz are back with another interesting tale. When Buzz asks Fly Guy to play a game with him, they agree to hide-and-seek. After Fly Guy goes to his usual place, Buzz challenges him to try something new. However, there's no place like a usual place when it comes to hide-and-seek. Hidden in the garbage can, Fly Guy could not have predicted that the garbage collectors would be by on their weekly run. Buzz is frantic and Fly Guy finds himself at the landfill. It'll be a stinky version of hide-and-seek if Buzz hopes to find Fly Guy now! Neo was quite excited by this book and hopes that others can enjoy this series as much as he has over the past few weeks. Easy words and wonderful pictures make the series alluring for the new reader!
June 14, 2019
Buzz and fly guy hid in really hard places!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 28, 2019
Fly Guy is pretty funny. I like the drawing style. Pretty weird to have a fly as a pet don't you think? Flies are gross and this one has a LOT of flies. My favorite was the one where the boy's class goes on a field trip to a flyswatter factory and a flyswatting robot goes out of control. That one is five stars! Asha likes this series.
November 2, 2009
I Spy Fly Guy is the most recent book in Tedd Arnold's Fly Guy early reader series. I've loved Tedd Arnold's picture books (especially Parts and More Parts) with his simple, colorful drawings and bug eyed characters, so I was excited to read Fly Guy. The Fly Guy books are stories about a boy named Buzz and his pet fly (named Fly Guy). In I Spy Fly Guy, Buzz and Fly Guy are playing a game of hide and seek. When Fly Guy hides in a garbage can he is accidentally taken to the garbage dump, where Buzz must find him among thousands of other flies. Of course, in the end Fly Guy and Buzz reunite. The story is both sweet and humorous. The idea of a kid having a pet fly is comical (Buzz believes that Fly Guy is saying his name when he buzzes).
Amazon.com lists the intended age for this book as 4-8. This age range seems to be a bit broad as this book is for children who are just beginning to read. The text its very simple and there are no more than four lines per page. This book would appeal to both boys and girls, but boys may be more likely to identify with a little boy who keeps an insect as a pet. I Spy Fly Guy is short and the illustrations are bright and large enough that it could easily be read during a storytime for preschoolers. I would also recommend this book to any child who is just starting to read.
Amazon.com lists the intended age for this book as 4-8. This age range seems to be a bit broad as this book is for children who are just beginning to read. The text its very simple and there are no more than four lines per page. This book would appeal to both boys and girls, but boys may be more likely to identify with a little boy who keeps an insect as a pet. I Spy Fly Guy is short and the illustrations are bright and large enough that it could easily be read during a storytime for preschoolers. I would also recommend this book to any child who is just starting to read.
October 9, 2011
1. The book is a 2010 Geisel honor book for controlled vocabulary.
2. This buddy book recounts the story of a young boy named Buzz and his pet fly. The boy and the fly play hide-and-seek but when Fly Guy hides in the garbage can, the garbage truck arrives. Buzz has to travel to the local dump to find his friend and finish their game.
3. a. Characterization b. I Spy Fly Guy is designed for the emergent reader. The size of the text is large and most pages contain only one or two sentences with plenty of white space. However, the cartoon-like illustrations add a wonderful depth of characterization to this limited text. c. The bond between Buzz and his pet fly is accented by his own oversized ‘bug-eyes’ and complex emotions like a sense of urgency, being overwhelmed and deep sadness are clearly developed through the expressions on Buzz’s face. Buzz’s smiling head shot takes up the whole of page 28 as the story concludes and Buzz and Fly Guy are reunited.
4. This book could be used for a lesson in teaching dialogue. Buzz’s comments to Fly Guy and his dad are simple sentences with a variety of emotions. Students could identify examples from the text, discuss how they identified the dialogue and then write examples of their own using the same patterns of punctuation.
2. This buddy book recounts the story of a young boy named Buzz and his pet fly. The boy and the fly play hide-and-seek but when Fly Guy hides in the garbage can, the garbage truck arrives. Buzz has to travel to the local dump to find his friend and finish their game.
3. a. Characterization b. I Spy Fly Guy is designed for the emergent reader. The size of the text is large and most pages contain only one or two sentences with plenty of white space. However, the cartoon-like illustrations add a wonderful depth of characterization to this limited text. c. The bond between Buzz and his pet fly is accented by his own oversized ‘bug-eyes’ and complex emotions like a sense of urgency, being overwhelmed and deep sadness are clearly developed through the expressions on Buzz’s face. Buzz’s smiling head shot takes up the whole of page 28 as the story concludes and Buzz and Fly Guy are reunited.
4. This book could be used for a lesson in teaching dialogue. Buzz’s comments to Fly Guy and his dad are simple sentences with a variety of emotions. Students could identify examples from the text, discuss how they identified the dialogue and then write examples of their own using the same patterns of punctuation.
June 19, 2014
My 6 year old son recently borrowed this book from our local library.
I Spy Fly guy is book #7 in the series, but you do not have to read them in any order to understand them. Buzz and his pet fly, Fly Guy, are playing a game of hide and seek. Fly Guy hides in a trash can is accidentally carried off to the dump. Buzz hurries to the dump to find him. He finds several flies that he think might be fly guy, only to disappointingly find out they are not. Buzz decides to finish playing the game of hiding seek to find his pal Fly Guy.
Easy text with nice illustrations to go along with the story. My son loves Fly Guy. We have read this book several times. I don't know what it is about Fly Guy books that he loves so much, but he does and that is all that matters to me. We will be reading more Fly Guy books.
I Spy Fly guy is book #7 in the series, but you do not have to read them in any order to understand them. Buzz and his pet fly, Fly Guy, are playing a game of hide and seek. Fly Guy hides in a trash can is accidentally carried off to the dump. Buzz hurries to the dump to find him. He finds several flies that he think might be fly guy, only to disappointingly find out they are not. Buzz decides to finish playing the game of hiding seek to find his pal Fly Guy.
Easy text with nice illustrations to go along with the story. My son loves Fly Guy. We have read this book several times. I don't know what it is about Fly Guy books that he loves so much, but he does and that is all that matters to me. We will be reading more Fly Guy books.
September 17, 2015
I liked the book I learned a few words.For instance: fly guy,buzz,spied among other words.
September 17, 2015
I think this book is good because this book doesn't have a lot of page, and second book has picture and easy sentence so it help understand story. And I like fiction story so i think this is good.
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November 8, 2017Title: I Spy Fly Guy
Author: Tedd Arnold
Illustrator: Tedd Arnold
Genre: Early Reader
Theme(s): fiction
Opening line/sentence: A boy had a pet fly. He named him Fly Guy.
Brief Book Summary: Buzz and his pet Fly Guy play hide-and-go-seek but something goes wrong and Fly Guy hides in a trash can and gets taken away to the garbage dump.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1:
CLCD: Heidi Hauser Green (Children's Literature)
It is an unwritten rule of life: a boy and his pet should not be parted--even when that pet is a fly. Unfortunately for Buzz and Fly Guy, that is just what happens when a game of hide-and-seek goes wrong in this seventh story of the Fly Guy series. The game begins with Fly Guy hiding in the garbage can--his usual hiding spot. When it is his turn to hide, Buzz ducks into the garden shed. A closed door is no real obstacle to the resourceful Fly Guy! Soon, it is his turn to hide. He heads for the garbage can again--not noticing the garbage collector on his route. Seeing the truck drive off with his friend, Buzz races into action. After a ride to the landfill, Buzz faces a daunting challenge: There are a zillion flies around. How will he ever find his friend? Tedd Arnold s unusual friendship tale has a happy ending--of course! A fly may be a peculiar best friend for a boy to have, but readers will be rooting for the pair to triumph. Skip Hinnant s narration strikes the perfect tone of hilarity and sincerity as he reads this simple tale. Emergent readers will be able to follow along--and laugh--with his rendition. The story plays twice on this disc, once with page-turn cues and once without. 2009, Cartwheel Books/Scholastic, $5.99. Ages 4 to 8.
(PUBLISHER: Scholastic (New York:), PUBLISHED: c2009.)
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Professional Recommendation/Review #2:
School Library Journal Reviews
PreS-Gr 2—Fly Guy and Buzz are back in this outrageously funny adventure told in three simple chapters. Fly Guy's propensity to hide in a garbage can when he and Buzz play hide-and-seek results in disaster. Fly Guy is carted off to the dump, and when the boy tries to find him, he is faced with a multitude of flies that look, act, and sound exactly like his pal. And every one of those flies can call his name—Buzz! Fortunately, the one and only Fly Guy thinks they are still playing the game. He has been hanging upside down from the visor of Buzz's cap, as close as any good friend can get. There's no mistaking Arnold's hilarious cartoon illustrations, and in this new addition to a popular series, there are plenty of them to enjoy.—Gloria Koster, West School, New Canaan, CT
[Page 77]. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
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Response to Two Professional Reviews: I agree that the text is easy to follow along for early readers. The illustrations that Arnold includes definitely does add a comical edge to the story that the reader would not get without the addition of the pictures. The chapters are very simple and do provide a simple text for early readers to read.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: This book incorporates most literary elements from Tunnell in this short book, but because of its length, it does not go into much detail at all with them. It does have a detailed conflict dealing with the disappearance of Fly Guy, which is the main focus of the story. With the addition of illustrations, it adds the detail for setting, characters, and conflict. Without the pictures much of the story would be missing/misunderstood.
Consideration of Instructional Application: The way I would integrate this into a lesson would be to have the student’s pair up. In those pairs they would only look at the pictures of the story and based on what they read previously they would try to retell the story. Because this is for early readers, I think that practicing the strategy of retelling a story would be beneficial to the students.
Author: Tedd Arnold
Illustrator: Tedd Arnold
Genre: Early Reader
Theme(s): fiction
Opening line/sentence: A boy had a pet fly. He named him Fly Guy.
Brief Book Summary: Buzz and his pet Fly Guy play hide-and-go-seek but something goes wrong and Fly Guy hides in a trash can and gets taken away to the garbage dump.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1:
CLCD: Heidi Hauser Green (Children's Literature)
It is an unwritten rule of life: a boy and his pet should not be parted--even when that pet is a fly. Unfortunately for Buzz and Fly Guy, that is just what happens when a game of hide-and-seek goes wrong in this seventh story of the Fly Guy series. The game begins with Fly Guy hiding in the garbage can--his usual hiding spot. When it is his turn to hide, Buzz ducks into the garden shed. A closed door is no real obstacle to the resourceful Fly Guy! Soon, it is his turn to hide. He heads for the garbage can again--not noticing the garbage collector on his route. Seeing the truck drive off with his friend, Buzz races into action. After a ride to the landfill, Buzz faces a daunting challenge: There are a zillion flies around. How will he ever find his friend? Tedd Arnold s unusual friendship tale has a happy ending--of course! A fly may be a peculiar best friend for a boy to have, but readers will be rooting for the pair to triumph. Skip Hinnant s narration strikes the perfect tone of hilarity and sincerity as he reads this simple tale. Emergent readers will be able to follow along--and laugh--with his rendition. The story plays twice on this disc, once with page-turn cues and once without. 2009, Cartwheel Books/Scholastic, $5.99. Ages 4 to 8.
(PUBLISHER: Scholastic (New York:), PUBLISHED: c2009.)
http://www.clcd.com.ezaccess.librarie...
Professional Recommendation/Review #2:
School Library Journal Reviews
PreS-Gr 2—Fly Guy and Buzz are back in this outrageously funny adventure told in three simple chapters. Fly Guy's propensity to hide in a garbage can when he and Buzz play hide-and-seek results in disaster. Fly Guy is carted off to the dump, and when the boy tries to find him, he is faced with a multitude of flies that look, act, and sound exactly like his pal. And every one of those flies can call his name—Buzz! Fortunately, the one and only Fly Guy thinks they are still playing the game. He has been hanging upside down from the visor of Buzz's cap, as close as any good friend can get. There's no mistaking Arnold's hilarious cartoon illustrations, and in this new addition to a popular series, there are plenty of them to enjoy.—Gloria Koster, West School, New Canaan, CT
[Page 77]. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
https://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/re...
Response to Two Professional Reviews: I agree that the text is easy to follow along for early readers. The illustrations that Arnold includes definitely does add a comical edge to the story that the reader would not get without the addition of the pictures. The chapters are very simple and do provide a simple text for early readers to read.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: This book incorporates most literary elements from Tunnell in this short book, but because of its length, it does not go into much detail at all with them. It does have a detailed conflict dealing with the disappearance of Fly Guy, which is the main focus of the story. With the addition of illustrations, it adds the detail for setting, characters, and conflict. Without the pictures much of the story would be missing/misunderstood.
Consideration of Instructional Application: The way I would integrate this into a lesson would be to have the student’s pair up. In those pairs they would only look at the pictures of the story and based on what they read previously they would try to retell the story. Because this is for early readers, I think that practicing the strategy of retelling a story would be beneficial to the students.
July 26, 2017
Category/Genre: Picture Book/Easy Reader/Fiction
Copyright Date: 2009
Estimate of age level of interest: K-3
Estimate of reading level: grade 2
Brief description: A hide-and-seek game between Buzz and a fly leads to an unexpected adventure.
Two characteristics of picture books/easy readers/fiction that appear in this book:
1. A large font with widely spaced lines is used for the text in this book. In addition, ample white space in the margins and around illustrations help to focus a reader's gaze on the text.
2. Colorful illustrations throughout the book closely mirror the storyline both supporting comprehension of emerging readers and enhancing engagement for read-alouds.
In what ways and how well does the book as a whole serve its intended audience?
This book is effectively written and illustrated to reach its intended audience. The dialog is written with simple vocabulary and repetitive phrasing, i.e. "Do I spy fly guy?" which can foster independence and confidence in emerging readers. In addition, the familiar favorite hide-and-seek game of children that drives the plot makes it easy to connect with the story.
Awards:
ALA Notable Children's Books, 2010
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, 2010
Published reviews from professional sources:
Booklist, November 2009
School Library Journal, December 2009
Horn Book Magazine, April 2010
Copyright Date: 2009
Estimate of age level of interest: K-3
Estimate of reading level: grade 2
Brief description: A hide-and-seek game between Buzz and a fly leads to an unexpected adventure.
Two characteristics of picture books/easy readers/fiction that appear in this book:
1. A large font with widely spaced lines is used for the text in this book. In addition, ample white space in the margins and around illustrations help to focus a reader's gaze on the text.
2. Colorful illustrations throughout the book closely mirror the storyline both supporting comprehension of emerging readers and enhancing engagement for read-alouds.
In what ways and how well does the book as a whole serve its intended audience?
This book is effectively written and illustrated to reach its intended audience. The dialog is written with simple vocabulary and repetitive phrasing, i.e. "Do I spy fly guy?" which can foster independence and confidence in emerging readers. In addition, the familiar favorite hide-and-seek game of children that drives the plot makes it easy to connect with the story.
Awards:
ALA Notable Children's Books, 2010
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, 2010
Published reviews from professional sources:
Booklist, November 2009
School Library Journal, December 2009
Horn Book Magazine, April 2010
November 25, 2019
Summary: This book is about Fly Guy. This book is one from the Fly guy series. In this book, Fly Guy and Buzz decide to play hide and seek. Fly Guy hides in the trash can and then all of a sudden the garbage man came and took the trash! This book follows Buzz on his adventure to find Fly Guy.
Evaluation: I really enjoyed this book and so do kids! Fly Guy books are very easy to read and students really enjoy reading them. I think these books are fun and they typically have very funny stories. I really enjoyed this book!
Teaching Idea: I think this book would be a good easy book to read aloud to the students during free time throughout the day. This book could also be a book that students read on their own for AR. This book is very simple and would help build confidence in young readers, as it is a book they would very easily be able to read.
Evaluation: I really enjoyed this book and so do kids! Fly Guy books are very easy to read and students really enjoy reading them. I think these books are fun and they typically have very funny stories. I really enjoyed this book!
Teaching Idea: I think this book would be a good easy book to read aloud to the students during free time throughout the day. This book could also be a book that students read on their own for AR. This book is very simple and would help build confidence in young readers, as it is a book they would very easily be able to read.
November 17, 2019
A young boy named Buzz and his pet fly named Fly Guy is playing hide and seek when something terribly wrong happens. Fly Guy always likes to hide in the trash can so he can snack while waiting to be found. It works the first time he is found, but the second time a garbageman comes by when Buzz is counting and takes Fly Guy to the dump unknowingly. Buzz who is frantic hops in the car with his dad to head all the way to the dumps. At first, Buzz can’t find Fly Guy because there are lots of others, but once he gives up the game Fly Guy appears once again. What I like about this book is the characters, they are very funny and this seems like a classic game of hide and seek. When I was younger I loved this book because it reminded me of when I played hide and seek with my siblings. It features most of the literally elements, but doesn’t have enough detail. I really liked the simple illustrations and how they fit the dialogue perfectly.
July 21, 2020
Miss is really enjoying the Fly Guy series of books and will have a go at some of the often repeated words like "fly guy" and "buzz". She likes the often slightly gross pictures of what Fly Guy likes to eat. This edition has a game of hide and seek that seems to go wrong but the power of friendship means it all works out in the end.
Miss 5 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
Miss 5 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
March 5, 2018
I Spy Fly Guy is great for independent reading of beginning readers.
This series is about a very unusual friendship between a boy (Buzz) and his pet fly, Fly Guy. In this book, Buzz risks losing his friend forever when the garbageman dumps the trash in the garbage can Fly Guy was hiding in.
Sanitary issues aside (I can't help it), it's a wonderful, charming book about friendship - in particular, it highlights that a friend will go through anything for a friend in trouble, and that friendship makes the most ordinary on in a million.
This series is about a very unusual friendship between a boy (Buzz) and his pet fly, Fly Guy. In this book, Buzz risks losing his friend forever when the garbageman dumps the trash in the garbage can Fly Guy was hiding in.
Sanitary issues aside (I can't help it), it's a wonderful, charming book about friendship - in particular, it highlights that a friend will go through anything for a friend in trouble, and that friendship makes the most ordinary on in a million.
October 22, 2018
I was not a huge fan of this book because there really is not anything to be learned during its read. I feel like Tedd Arnold did a great job creating a story that would be desirable by young readers, but failed to make the book diverse in terms of content use. The only thing I could see this book being relevant, in terms of informing the reader, is from a conservation standpoint. To describe how waste is managed and where it ends up after it leaves a household. I don't think I would recommend this book for teaching purposes, but the read was fun to say the least.
November 20, 2018
This story was so cute! I am not sure if anyone has a pet fly that sticks around and plays hide and seek with children, but the story line is cute! The suspense when we aren’t sure if Buzz is going to find him in the garbage dump was good, especially when he realizes they are still playing hide and seek! I love how in the ending they reunite! This is a really good story for children to read to themselves or read aloud to an adult. The words are repetitive, but slightly challenging depending on what level the reader is.
March 18, 2019
Appropriate for older elementary students.
This book is about a boy named Buzz and his friend/pet fly named Fly Guy who are playing hide and seek with each other. Buzz gets worried though when Fly Guy is hiding in the trash and the garbage man comes and take him away. Buzz goes and searchers for him at the dump but is having a hard time because of all the other flies there. Soon enough he finds Fly Guy.
I think this would be good for eager students who are ready to start reading chapter books but not ready for super in depth, complicated and long chapter books.
This book is about a boy named Buzz and his friend/pet fly named Fly Guy who are playing hide and seek with each other. Buzz gets worried though when Fly Guy is hiding in the trash and the garbage man comes and take him away. Buzz goes and searchers for him at the dump but is having a hard time because of all the other flies there. Soon enough he finds Fly Guy.
I think this would be good for eager students who are ready to start reading chapter books but not ready for super in depth, complicated and long chapter books.
March 18, 2019
I Spy Fly Guy would be a fun book for a classroom read-aloud. There are very few words on each page and very simple words used so I would suggest this book for first or second graders. It can also be interactive for students since there is an 'I Spy' aspect to the book. This would be a good book for students who are just beginning to transition from picture books to chapter books.
I Spy Fly Guy takes readers on a journey of a boy and a fly playing hide and seek. It is a lighthearted, enjoyable book.
I Spy Fly Guy takes readers on a journey of a boy and a fly playing hide and seek. It is a lighthearted, enjoyable book.
May 18, 2017
This book is a classic of mine. I grew up reading this series of the fly guy. The book is so simple and easy to understand with silly illustrations. It is a quick read which would be great for kindergartners to first grade. The text is simple and nice to read. The characters are so likably and it is just a tale of two odd friends. Granted Buzz is friends with a fly which may seem odd, but to each their own.
September 12, 2017
This book would be a good book to introduce chapters to kids. There are only three in this chapter and they are pretty short. The pictures and the plot are easy to follow and is great for kids reading something a little longer and with more of a plot. There are plenty of pictures to help with the reading and they are well done. Since there are more books similar to this one, kids would be inspired to read even more the Fly Guy series.
September 24, 2018
I Spy Fly Guy is a very good book to read for children! One thing that I take away from reading this book if you are trying to get kids to go outside and play, I would read this book to them! This book's point in one way is telling kids that going outside is fun. Also the book has some very good rhymes in it which can also help younger students start learning words and how to rhyme! Great book!
March 18, 2019
Age Level: This would be a good book for kindergarten through 2nd grade, about age 7.
Summary: It is a simple story with three chapters about a boy and his friend Fly Guy playing a game of hide-and-seek.
Review: I think that this is great first chapter book for a student or child transitioning into reading for longer amounts of time. You do need to remember each chapter before moving on to the next, because they are connected instead of different stories for each chapter.
Summary: It is a simple story with three chapters about a boy and his friend Fly Guy playing a game of hide-and-seek.
Review: I think that this is great first chapter book for a student or child transitioning into reading for longer amounts of time. You do need to remember each chapter before moving on to the next, because they are connected instead of different stories for each chapter.
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March 15, 2021I Spy Fly Guy is a comical children book. This book is one of a series. The illustrations in the book are unique but very detailed and impressive. The story is about a young kid who is playing hide-and-go-seek with a fly. During their game, the fly, who is hiding in the garbage can, is taken by the garbage man. At the end of the story the kid sees the fly on his hat and realizes the fly is not gone after all. This is a comical chapter book for young children.
December 10, 2023
“I Spy Fly Guy!” is a humor fiction book for second-grade or younger students. Fly Guy books are great for kids learning how to read. They include humor, action, and more! In this book, Fly Guy and Buzz are playing Hide-n-Seek. Fly Guy loves hiding in the garbage can, but when the garbage man comes and dumps the garbage into the truck, Buzz has to find Fly Guy. Fly Guy books are written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold. This particular book was published in October 2009 by Scholastic.
June 8, 2017
Good transition book. This book had pictures and felt a lot like a picture book. The chapters within the book made it feel more mature and fit for a student who is in transition from picture books to chapter books. The story itself was great. The main concern is when Buzz loses Fly Guy ina swarm of other flies and struggles to find him.
September 26, 2017
I liked this book because I thought the story of friendship between the boy and the fly was very cute. I think that kids will like how funny the story is because the fly almost gets left at the dump because the boy has to make sure he tells him that the game is over. I also think the kids will enjoy the illustrations in the book because they are simple but colorful.
November 30, 2018
I think these books are very unique and I love the illustrations Tedd Arnold uses and emphasizes the flies eyes. This book is also a Theodor Seuss Geisel honor book. I think this book would be great to introduce chapters because most of the page is covered in pictures but it still has dialogue and breaks the text into a longer story. This book is modern fantasy and is in the 2nd-4th grade range
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October 11, 2019What a great story about a boy and his pet. This story takes me back to my relationship I had with my dog. We always were playing the same way my son plays with our dog now. The illustrations are fun. This is a story where the images can tell the story almost better than the text. I definitely recommend.
March 15, 2021
This book is great for sight words! I used this for a student I'm tutoring who is struggling with reading and it worked really well for him. It's a good transition to larger chapter books as well, as it has small chapters in it but is still full of fun drawings and art. This book is full of words for early readers, and I think it's perfect for older readers who are struggling.
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