Publication Date: September 1, 2008 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Fly Guy (Book 6)
Children will laugh out loud at the story and pictures in this sixth book in the easy-to-read Fly Guy series!
"Flies can't play football," says the coach. But Fly Guy and Buzz are determined to prove him wrong. New readers will experience both pride and delight as they read the simple text and look at the funny pictures of Fly Guy trying to kick a football, go out for a pass, and tackle his friend Buzz. In the end Fly Guy scores and gets to do his hilarious touchdown dance.
When Buzz’s football team is short one player before the big game, he offers his loyal pet, Fly Guy. Coach can’t hide his guffaws as the plucky insect tries out, attempting (and failing) to kick the ball, catch it, and tackle a player. Still, Fly Guy wins a seat on the bench, and Buzz makes him a tiny helmet. Together they plan a secret play and a touchdown dance, just in case. The football theme, simple vocabulary, and comical pictures will encourage many beginning readers to give this amusing book a try. Arnold’s cartoon-style drawings and squiggly-line shading make the artwork expressive as well as energetic. From the series that began with Geisel Honor title Hi! Fly Guy (2005), this will please beginning readers as well as their younger siblings. Preschool-Grade 1. --Carolyn Phelan
Born in Elmira, New York, Tedd grew up in a family of six 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!. His second son, William, now stars in No More Water in the Tub!, a sequel to his first book. He has now published more than 30 books as author and illustrator. When not working on his books, Tedd's interests include tennis, sketching, reading, coin collecting, and the computer."The inspiration to begin writing and illustrating for children came from my wife, Carol. As a kindergarten teacher, she collected picture books. I was attracted to their colorful pages and the way the words and pictures played with each other, much like the captioned cartoons I had drawn when I was young."Perhaps the biggest surprise of my career as an author is that I'm now going back to elementary school! Visiting young readers in classrooms and libraries is something I love. Kids keep me on my toes and they ask a lot of questions. The number one question seems to be, 'Where do you get your ideas?' It's also the hardest question to answer because every idea is different. Some ideas seem to pop out of thin air -- while I'm in the shower or walking the dog. Others come from reading or research. But most of my ideas come from my family and the things they do and say."For instance, one time when my first son, Walter, was five years old, I found him lying on the couch, looking pale as a ghost and clutching a Bible to his chest. He was praying! When I asked what was wrong, he wouldn't answer. In fact, he wouldn't even open his mouth. My wife, Carol, finally coaxed a response from him: he pointed inside his mouth. Carol exclaimed, 'You have a loose tooth!' Walter's eyes nearly popped out with fright. We quickly assured him that it was perfectly okay for his tooth to come loose and that a new one would replace it. But Carol and I looked at each other and realized that despite all our efforts to be good parents, we had somehow completely forgotten to warn Walter that teeth fall out! He had thought he was falling apart! I made a little note in my journal; then ten years later, I expanded that memory into my book Parts."Tedd Arnold lives in Elmira, New York, with his wife, Carol, two sons, Walter and William, two cats, Cody and Frankie, and one dog, Hershey.
This review is from: Fly Guy #6: Hooray for Fly Guy! (Hardcover)
My 6 year old son and I loved this new addition to Tedd Arnold's Fly Guy series. When Buzz's football team is short a player, his pet Fly Guy tries to help out. But can a fly really play football?
I won't spoil the ending (which had my son rolling on the floor laughing), except to say that Fly Guy helps score the winning touchdown in the big game using the kind of trick play you'd expect to find in Arnold's irreverent playbook. Another wonderful and fun book for the early reader!
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This review is from: Fly Guy #6: Hooray for Fly Guy! (Hardcover)
This is a wonderful book that can be enjoyed by young children who can read at a first grade level. I chose this series because I wanted a chapter book that my young students could actually read. The series is great and the humorous stories keep the young readers interested. The books have become the classroom favorites.
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This review is from: Fly Guy #6: Hooray for Fly Guy! (Hardcover)
I ordered Hooray For Fly Guy and I Spy Fly Guy for my seven year old grandson. On a recent visit he read another book from the Spy Guy series to me. I'm an avid reader myself so I'm all for encouraging my grandson to read. My grandson loves this series.
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