Fly Guy Presents: Insects (Scholastic Reader Series: Level 2)

by Tedd Arnold, Tedd Arnold (Illustrator)

Overview

Learn all about insects with Fly Guy and Buzz!

Fly Guy and Buzz are ready for their next field trip! And in FLY GUY PRESENTS: INSECTS they go outside to learn all about other insects like Fly Guy! With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will learn lots of fun facts about all sorts of bugs. Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold really brings nonfiction to life!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545777612
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/06/2015
Series:	Scholastic Reader Series: Level 2
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	570L (what's this?)
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Tedd Arnold is the bestselling author and illustrator of the Fly Guy (Zig Zag et Zazie) series, Green Wilma, Parts, and other popular picture books. He is also the illustrator of Detective Blue. He has received Theodor Seuss Geisel Honors for Hi! Fly Guy (Salut Zig Zag!) and I Spy Fly Guy! (Où es-tu Zig Zag?). Tedd lives with his wife, Carol, in Florida.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for FLY GUY PRESENTS: SHARKS"A first-rate sharkfest, unusually nutritious for all its brevity." -KIRKUS REVIEWSPraise for FLY GUY PRESENTS: SPACE"An eye-catching lesson on space that aspiring astronauts and astronomers will not want to miss." -BOOKLISTPraise for HI! FLY GUY"Readers drawn in by the flashy foil will stick around to applaud this unusually capable critter." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLYPraise for SUPER FLY GUY"A fly by delight." -BOOKLIST

From the Publisher

06/01/2015
K-Gr 2—Arnold continues his distinctive and successful series with this newest title, a cohesive look at the world of insects (previous nonfiction titles have explored sharks, firefighters, and dinosaurs). Readers learn about where insects live, as well as their life cycle and physical characteristics. Kids will be fascinated by unusual details (a cockroach can live for days without a head). Scientific terms, such as metamorphosis, exoskeleton, and entomologists, are clearly defined. Appropriately, Arnold also tucks in information on flies, but the author is unclear about which insect is the fastest. He states that "the Southern giant darner dragonfly is the speediest insect. It can fly as fast as a car going 35 miles an hour!" However, a couple pages later, he writes, "A fly can zoom around at 45 miles per hour!" Arnold superimposes comical cartoon images of Fly Guy and his boy pal Buzz onto background artwork that alternates between lined journal pages and double-page outdoor nature photos; the resulting effect gives the pages a collagelike look. Kids will enjoy the amazing close ups, such as an image of an insect's stinger. VERDICT Teachers and series fans alike will be satisfied by this latest installment.—Lynn Vanca, Freelance Librarian, Akron, OH

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