A Fly in the Sky [Paperback]

Kristin Joy Pratt (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Kristin Joy Pratt completes her trilogy with A Fly in the Sky, a colorful exploration of birds, insects, and other animals of the air. Together, the three Pratt books comprise a wonderful curriculum on animals of the forest (A Walk in the Rainforest), the oceans (A Swim Through the Sea) and the air (A Fly in the Sky), helping children develop an expanded sense of environmental awareness.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3?The importance of air is conveyed through Daphne the Damselfly's alphabetically arranged, insect's-eye view of animals that depend on it. Upper-case letters, brightly boxed in a corner of each page, are accompanied by bold-type descriptions of what Daphne sees. Whether encountering "...exciting, emblematic eagles" or joking "...with a jovial junco," each of her observations is accompanied by a longer, factual description of the creature as well. Bold, vibrant colors and animated insects, birds, and bats hop, glide, and flutter across the pages. The dramatic illustrations and fluid writing do not always come together well, however, and the target audience is unclear. With statements such as Daphne "glide(s) by a gargantuan, gangling gallinule," it's too difficult to be an alphabet book for preschoolers, and children seeking information will find that the text is accurate, but that the stylized illustrations don't mesh well with it. Anne Doubilet's Under the Sea from A to Z (Crown, 1991) employs a similar format with greater success.?Lisa Wu Stowe, Great Neck Library, NY
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Review

. . .takes the reader on a fun flight to ecological enlightenment. . . the book encourages readers to use "clear thinking" and "decisive action" to clean up the air. -- The Fresno Bee

Pratt's bold illustrations provide a colorful backdrop for her alphabet of winged things. -- Kidstuff - The Medina Gazette

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 36 pages
• Publisher: Dawn Pubns; 1st edition (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883220394
• ISBN-13: 978-1883220396
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,450,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fly in the Sky, June 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: A Fly in the Sky (Paperback)

This book is amazing, especially considering that the author was only a teenager when she wrote and illustrated it! Young children can enjoy it because of the beautiful illustrations and the story-like quality, while older children can also learn from the facts presented in the book about different creatures that fly. This book is an excellent completion of Ms. Pratt's environmetal alphabet book trilogy. The other two books she has written and illustrated ("A Walk in the Rainforest" and "A Swim Through the Sea") are also wonderful.