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The Fly
The Fly
Reviewed by: Joanne Libby - Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: October 12, 2015
Review
This book is narrated by a housefly as it commiserates its day trying to avoid being killed by those who would like to do away with it. A little boy and a flyswatter are the other main characters(?) The book is very clever as the illustrations show the fly on top of the ceiling and also almost within reach of a frog's tongue. There are two pages that are contoured to accentuate the shape of the flyswatter. The text is all over the page as it follows the fly's path.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Horacek, Petr
Illustrator: Horacek, Peter
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre:
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9780763674809
Price: 14.99