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The Fly

by Elise Gravel
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The first in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Fly is a look at the common housefly. It covers such topics as the hair on the fly's body (requires a lot of shaving), its ability to walk on the ceiling (it's pretty cool, but it's hard to play soccer up there), and its really disgusting food tastes (garbage juice soup followed by dirty diaper with rotten tomato sauce, for example). Although silly and off-the-wall, The Fly contains factual information that will both amuse and teach at the same time.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Disgusting Critters

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 11, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781770496385

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 2.7
    • Lexile® Measure: 670
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      June 1, 2014

      Gr 1-3-These easy-to-read entrants feature caricature-like cartoon illustrations that appealingly depict worms and flies. The brief text imparts information and is accompanied by chatty asides from the subjects ("I'll have the garbage juice soup for starters..." states a fly as it scans a restaurant menu, while an earthworm, after being told that humans use worms as bait and that some even enjoy eating them, protests, "Delicious? No, no, no!"). Readers will find these titles fun to peruse and will pick up some useful material on the subjects, along with a tasty soupcon of icky-ness.-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY

      Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Kirkus

      January 15, 2014
      The author of the rousingly revolting Day in the Office of Doctor Bugspit (2011) dishes out more dirt with this appetite-spoiling introduction to the ubiquitous fly clan. Focusing particularly on houseflies (Muscidae), Gravel ties snippets of natural science--the fly "spits or vomits a bit of digestive fluid on his meal to soften it"--to humorous scenarios ("Jonathan! Did you spit on your food?" / "Yeeeesss, Mom." / "There's a good boy"). The black, blue, puce and red illustrations feature bulbous, anthropomorphic figures with limp wings and tubular noses, along with the occasional accessory (the "Teenager Muscidae" sports a slouch and a sideways baseball cap; the baby has a binky). Young readers will at least come away with a thorough understanding of how unsanitary these insects are and also, perhaps, clearer pictures of their physical makeup, life cycle and even some of the differences among fly species. Published simultaneously in the Disgusting Critters series, The Worm (978-1-77049-633-0) is equally edutaining. Gross-out potential, for sure--but also likely to give larval entomologists a mild buzz. (Picture book. 5-7)

      COPYRIGHT(2014) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2014
      This humorous, informative volume gives basic facts about the title creature. Cartoon illustrations and speech-bubble text play up the kid-friendly silliness: "The housefly is a member of the Muscidae family. Mom Muscidae, Dad Muscidae...Teenager Muscidae: 'Yo!'" The familiar subject and friendly presentation give this book broad appeal.

      (Copyright 2014 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:2.7
  • Lexile® Measure:670
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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