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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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10/21/14

I Spy Fly Guy!

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Tedd Arnold
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc.                    
PUBLICATION DATE:  2009
GENRE: Fiction/ Picture Book           
READING LEVEL: Grade 2
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Fly Guy and Buzz are the best of friends. One of their favorite past times is playing hide and seek. Trouble occurs when Fly Guy, hiding in the garbage can as usual, is taken away by the garbage man. Buzz goes on a quest to find his friend and is reunited with his faithful fly in the end.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The teacher can set small, plastic flies around the room. The children will use plastic magnifying glasses to go on a hunt to see if they can spy Fly Guy as well.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Hillary Crosby, Valdosta State University ECSE

LABELS: Comedy, Friendship, Fly Guy, Fiction, picture book