Buzz Boy And Fly Guy

Fly Guy #9

by Tedd Arnold

A superhero adventure in Tedd Arnold's bestselling FLY GUY series!

The excitement is jam-packed in Fly Guy's newest episode which features a comic book within the story. Buzz and Fly Guy are superheroes! The dynamic duo must battle a fiery dragon and a band of pirates. Will Fly Guy and Buzz Boy defeat their enemies and save their home? Find out in this ama-zzzing early chapter book.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Humor, Superheroes, Friendship, Pirates

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2010

About the author

Tedd 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.

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Neo decided to tackle this one again...

Buzz and Fly Guy are back for another adventure, tapping into their superhero qualities. Buzz shares with his best friend, Fly Guy, that he’s made a superhero comic book about them. Both end up being the same size in this story, but are captured by pirates. Through a series of heroic feats, Buzz Boy and Fly Guy are able to battle against the pirates and get themselves out of a dragon’s lair, which was sure to cause them much grief. By the end, Buzz and Fly Guy realise just how lucky they are to be a team, today and every day!

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it, so fun! I want to read all the books in this series.

[Piper B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am 7. This book was funny. I never read a book like this before. I hope you can enjoy it like I did. It was very fun. Love Piper.

[Shiloah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Courtney (5) and I read this together at read aloud time tonight. Cute one!

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review:
This was my first Fly Guy book and I was impressed by how it played with form, with a “book within a book” structure of Buzz reading the comic he wrote. I loved how Buzz’s comic featured a slightly sketchier art style and the pages split into the panel form of a classic comic. The story had great kid logic, changing on a dime with twists and turns. I would definitely recommend it to students!

Brief Summary:
Buzz writes a comic about he and his pet fly’s superhero alter egos, The Amazing Adventures of Buzz Boy and Fly Guy,. As Buzz reads the comic aloud we see that Fly Guy has grown to Buzz’s size and can talk. The duo is captured by pirates and have to use their superstrength to wrangle a dragon and escape.

Categories/Genres Justification:
This is a fictional easer reader book, with a longer length and slightly advanced reading level from a picture book but still full color illustration.

Author and Illustrator: Tedd Arnold
Publisher: Scholastic
Copyright date: September 1, 2010
Age Level: 4-8
Reading Level: 380L
Awards: N/A
Professional Reviews (Source & Date):
- Booklist, 09/01/10
- Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/11
- School Library Journal, 10/01/10
- Wilson's Children, 09/01/11

[Emily Garitta]

1. Buzz Boy and Fly Guy is about a boy and a fly who become a dynamic duo! The layout of the story is in comic book form. In the story, Buzz Boy and Fly Guy must battle a band of pirates and a dragon. Throughout the story, the reader is left wondering whether or not they will defeat their enemies and save their home.
2. Personally, I am not a huge fan of graphic novels. Although, I felt like this book was pretty great, I actually enjoyed reading it! I think the layout really helped out. When I think of graphic novels, I think about chaotic pages with alot going on at once. This novel was different!
3. There are other books in the Buzz Boy and Fly Guy series that I would definitely consider adding to my classroom library.
4. One night Buzz said, "I made a book, We are the superheroes." This could be used as a mentor text for writing as the students can make up their own story about Buzz Boy and Fly Guy being superheroes.

[Dave Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading level: 1.3

Summary: It is about a boy who reads his pet fly a book he created. His book is about him reading his book to his pet fly. He is reduced to the fly's size and the two of them become superheroes.

Characteristics that support the genre: There are large comic-book looking pictures on each page with only 1-2 sentences on each page.

Writing traits:
Voice: The book is written as a comic book with the fly being able to talk to the boy.
Presentation: This book is presented in a fun and playful way, most of it as a comic book the boy has written. His comic is about them as superheroes fighting dragons and pirates.

Classroom Integration: This book could be used in a lesson where students are creating their own stories.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

More than a century ago, Emily Dickinson composed a poem-review on the buzz behind Ted Arnold's cartoonish Buzz Boy and Fly Guy. "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died (465)/(591)" can be found at the following locations/organizations:

Academy of American Poets

Poetry Foundation

[Courtney Umlauf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buzz and Fly Guy create their own comic, featuring themselves as superheroes! Will Buzz Boy and Fly Guy defeat the pirates who taken them captive?

This is a fun series for any beginning reader.

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[Marleana Breinz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is so cute! The front cover would attract kiddos so easily with its shiny parts! The illustrations of this book are very cute and the silliness of having a pet fly would make kids fall in love with it! I like how much of the story is in a comic book style. This would get the attention of students who may not love to read so much.

[Nicola · Rating 2 out of 5]

She wasn't quite as fond of this one where Buzz and FG imagine a comic strip version of themselves.

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.

[Lindsey Schultz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book with my 1st grader. She loved the story line and the words were super easy for her to read. I can see this being beneficial to have in classroom, just to spark interest and help students at any reading level.

[Sayda Mitchell-Morales · Rating 4 out of 5]

My male students seem to really enjoy the Fly Guy series, and I'm starting to warm up to them. I do like the friendship between Buzz and Fly Guy because it demonstrates how two seemingly opposite individuals can in fact be friends who share things in common.

[Audrey Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the book there is a boy named Buzz and a boy named Fly Guy. It is like a comic book.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

buzz has written a fictional story about he and fly guy being the same size and having an adventure. cute. preschool and up

[Sharie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice jumping point for "fly guy fan fic"! Younger kids can write their own Fly Guy adventures the way Buzz wrote one about himself.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buzz writes a story about his superhero adventures with Fly Guy. I enjoyed reading this with my 7 year old. It has inspired him to write his own adventure short story.

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Fly Guy. Heck I just love about any Tedd Arnold book. This one is a graphic novel for beginning readers. In this one there are pirates, a dragon, and Fly Guy and Buzz are the same size.

[Stephanie Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good Fly Guy book. This one's about superheroes and pirates--sure to grab the attention of little boys.

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book for fans of Buzz Boy and Fly Guy - this book includes writing, dragons, pirates, flames and friendship.

[Mikel]

i love it

[Ellie McGarvey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a huge fan of this story. The students love it though. The drawings are pretty good and detailed.

[Sharon Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great beginning reader. My son is a fan of Dogman and graphic novels in general. This Fly Guy is set up like a comic book, so he enjoyed it.

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A spontaneous and nonsensical adventure with dragons and pirates! But it's just Buzz and Fly Guy imagining, so it's all good fun :)

[Kaelin Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I kind-of liked it, I liked how the boy wrote his own book and the creativeness he used.

[Sarah T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh I love this, mostly because I also love graphic novels and comics.

[angrykitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

dragon dude! pirates!

[Liz Todd · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't think my class enjoyed this Fly Guy book as much as others. It is an odd one.. but i liked it.

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[Today We Did · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for early readers.