Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Fly Guy
In the 8th book of the bestselling Fly Guy series, Fly Guy falls in love!
Fly Guy has met his match, and her name is Fly Girl. Fly Guy can do fancy flying. Fly Girl can do fancier flying. Fly Guy can eat gross stuff. Fly Girl can eat grosser stuff. Fly Guy can say his boy's name--Buzzzzzz! And Fly Girl can say her girl's name--Lizzzzzzz! Fly Guy is totally impressed, and totally smitten. Will Fly Guy and Fly Girl get married and leave Buzz without his dear pet?
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Ted Arnold's love of children's books began when he was a child and his mother read him Dr. Seuss. Before writing his own books, he had many interesting jobs, including soldier, hamburger maker, popcorn popper at the movie theater, worm counter at a fishing tackle store, delivering newspapers, and advertising. He has now published more than 30 books as a writer and illustrator. He currently lives in Elmira, New York.
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 #8: Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl! (Hardcover)
The boys in class love "Fly Guy" but getting the girls to buy into it has been a little harder. I bought this book in hopes to lure the girls into the world of "Fly Guy".
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This review is from: Fly Guy #8: Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl! (Hardcover)
If you only buy one Fly Guy book, let it be this one, especially if it is for a girl. The girls love this book and it is their favorite of all the Fly Books (thought we don't have the I Spy one yet), one of them even likes to keep it in bed with her! Maybe it is because they like having the girl fly character, but they think it is funny to walk around saying "wuzzle wuzzie" and so forth all the time. The hard cover is nice because of the metallic nature to it, the girls really seem to like that too.
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This review is from: Fly Guy #8: Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl! (Hardcover)
My students love Fly Guy. My book arrived in perfect condition and has been loved by many students already. And a love story about Fly Guy and Fly Girl--so appealing.
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