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HarperCollins (2007), Hardcover, 40 pages
Description
A young fly discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being an insect, including the dangers of flypaper and that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
User reviews
LibraryThing member r13
Just like Diary of a Spider and Diary of a Worm, this story is told as a series of diary entries. But, what I like about this book is its use of punctuation. There are many different kinds of punctuation used. It could be used to work on "reading" punctuation for fluency or as an example of "mixing
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LibraryThing member AlyssaSadler
This modern fantasy story is about a fly who is in flight school. The fly learns many things about flying and decides he wants to be a superhero. Everyone tells the fly that he is too small and not smart enough to be a superhero. The fly learns that superheros come in any shape or size.
I liked this
This would be a good book to read while doing a section on insects because this book gives alot of facts about flies. Also, I would have the students make a list of all of their own individual characteristics and have each student share why he or she is unique and special.
I liked this
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book because it is different and is a good read aloud. I also thought it was neat to see the world from the fly's point of view.This would be a good book to read while doing a section on insects because this book gives alot of facts about flies. Also, I would have the students make a list of all of their own individual characteristics and have each student share why he or she is unique and special.
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LibraryThing member autumnreads
Great illustrations and imagry in combination with an entertaining story line of an uncommonly loved insect. I could spend much time exploring the pictures in this book.
LibraryThing member kdemott
Probably the only time I'd be interested in reading this book to children is if I was teaching a unit on insects. It lost me at the phrase "regurgitated food."
LibraryThing member StephSchmahl
This book is about a girl fly that day dreams of one day being a superhero. Everyday she writes in her diary about her daily adventures. She writes about the first day of school, and her friends spider and worm. The most important thing she writes about is how she will become a superhero!
I enjoyed
In the classroom I would use this book for the students to think about the type of superhero they would like to be and what special they would have. I would also take them for a bug hunt adventure outside.
I enjoyed
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every minute of this book because the fly has such an awesome imagination. Also, the personification in this book makes you forget that these are insects!In the classroom I would use this book for the students to think about the type of superhero they would like to be and what special they would have. I would also take them for a bug hunt adventure outside.
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LibraryThing member chron002
Great series for k-1 even preschool. Has lessons for kids to learn science. This was a cute book, but very easy to read.
LibraryThing member Nini345
a nice little story about the every day life of a fly
LibraryThing member mjhartley
Diary of a Fly is a tale that takes you through the trials of a fly. They may be annoying to us but you will be surprised how alike we are.
LibraryThing member arlanahaines
The book Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin is a fabulous fiction book that has many facts about flys. In this story, a little fly is writing in her diary about daily events in her life. In the diary logs, you can find fun facts about flys like : flys can land upside down. These little facts in a fun
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story told by a fly can help children learn facts in an enjoyable manner. As a teacher, I think that I would use this book along with a lesson about flys in 2nd or 3rd grade. Show Less
LibraryThing member aezeek
This is a wonderful book to learn about flies and why they are so important to our food chain. The book is listed as diary entries with dates on each entry and a description of what the fly did that day. It starts out with the fly atteneding his first day of school tomorrow, and the rest of the
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book follows from there. The fly wants to become a superhero and realizes at the end of the book that he will never become a superhero, but is a hero in and of himself. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cindy_22
Summary:
This is a childrens book about a fly's diary and how he attends school. He talks about how he wants to be a superhero and how he goes through school and plays with his friends.
Personal Reaction:
I loved this book. I thought it was very cute and funny. I could see how kids could find it
Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. I could have the children write their own diaries for a week and see how their lives are.
2. Read aloud the book and then open up a discussion over insects.
This is a childrens book about a fly's diary and how he attends school. He talks about how he wants to be a superhero and how he goes through school and plays with his friends.
Personal Reaction:
I loved this book. I thought it was very cute and funny. I could see how kids could find it
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humorous also. Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. I could have the children write their own diaries for a week and see how their lives are.
2. Read aloud the book and then open up a discussion over insects.
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LibraryThing member DBPeeples
This books talks about the things a fly will encounter in a day to day life. It tells about thing that happen at school and at home. It even talks about the friends that the fly has. The fly learns all about the right and wrong things to do in its life.
LibraryThing member vnwender
This book is great for young readers. It is informative and also funny. The dreams of becoming a superhero but everyone says he is too little, but the fly is still determined. He comes to the realization that super heros come in all sizes.
LibraryThing member zimmy09
This is a book about a fly that is in flight school. While in flight school, he realizes that he shoud become a superhero because he can do so many unique things.
I liked this book becasue it showed the flys perspective about thating. I also liked it because it had some information that I didnt know
In the classroom i would make a chart of all things that flys ccan do. Another thing i would do is have the children write down a unique fact about themselves and discuss that it is okay to be different.
I liked this book becasue it showed the flys perspective about thating. I also liked it because it had some information that I didnt know
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about flys.In the classroom i would make a chart of all things that flys ccan do. Another thing i would do is have the children write down a unique fact about themselves and discuss that it is okay to be different.
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LibraryThing member Shelby09
This book was a modern fantasy about the life of a fly. It explains all the things this particular fly learns at school about itself and other living things around it. The fly wants to be a superhero but doubts himself because of discouraging comments and thoughts of others. In the end, however,
I liked this book because the pictures were very descriptive. It was kind of gross, but that will go over well with the kids. The lesson of the story is a very important lesson for children to learn as they are growing up and becoming individuals.
In the classroom, I could have my students each write down one unique thing about them. Then we could discuss our unique attributes and explain why we like or dislike them. I could reinforce the importance of being themselves and accepting that everyone is different in one way or another. We could also read other books about flies and make a chart listing all of the facts we learn about this type of insect.
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his worm friend teaches him a very valuable lesson: the world needs all kinds of superheroes! This is a great lesson because it teaches children to be themselves and understand that it is completely acceptable to be different.I liked this book because the pictures were very descriptive. It was kind of gross, but that will go over well with the kids. The lesson of the story is a very important lesson for children to learn as they are growing up and becoming individuals.
In the classroom, I could have my students each write down one unique thing about them. Then we could discuss our unique attributes and explain why we like or dislike them. I could reinforce the importance of being themselves and accepting that everyone is different in one way or another. We could also read other books about flies and make a chart listing all of the facts we learn about this type of insect.
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LibraryThing member K.Perez33
Review: Its Fly's first day of school. Find out all the crazy things that she gets to do at her new school with many other flies through Fly's diary. Towards the end, Fly becomes something she had always wanted to become.
Personal Reaction: Cute book about the life of Fly. I liked how the books
Extension: Ask the kids if they were scared about starting school, and talk about it with them. I would use this book as something fun to read while teaching about flies and then have the students do a activity of what a flies life cycle is really like.
Personal Reaction: Cute book about the life of Fly. I liked how the books
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shows that the fly still goes through obstacles going to school, like young students do when they first begin school. Extension: Ask the kids if they were scared about starting school, and talk about it with them. I would use this book as something fun to read while teaching about flies and then have the students do a activity of what a flies life cycle is really like.
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LibraryThing member jdurand
This book is a story of a young fly’s life documented in her diary. It is appropriate for young elementary children Pre-k-3rd grade. It’s as fun as it is full of interesting information about the fly. The illustration is very colorful. It keeps young children entertained as they learn about and
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other insects such as fly’s best friends worm and spider. I give this book a 4 out of 5 because it’s very entertaining to young children and the clever ways it relates to the real world of a child. Show Less
LibraryThing member rainyday2003
Summary:
The story is about a fly named Fly, who writes a diary of her life including her 327 brothers and sisters. She dreams of becoming a superhero and realizes she can become a superhero even though she is not exactly superhero material.
Personal Reaction:
This story is cute and I like the
Extension Ideas:
1. I would read this book and then have the class write about what kind of superhero they would want to be.
2.I could use this book in a science lesson about flies.
The story is about a fly named Fly, who writes a diary of her life including her 327 brothers and sisters. She dreams of becoming a superhero and realizes she can become a superhero even though she is not exactly superhero material.
Personal Reaction:
This story is cute and I like the
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illustrations in the book.Extension Ideas:
1. I would read this book and then have the class write about what kind of superhero they would want to be.
2.I could use this book in a science lesson about flies.
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LibraryThing member lam032
The fly writes in his dairy all the things he is doing. He starts school, mom leaves them with a babysitter, practicing flight school, bad school picutres, all about me book, facts about flies.
LibraryThing member DayehSensei
This fictional diary of a fly contains random facts about flies, their life cycles, and habits, and presents it in a humorous way so that students won't realize they're learning new information while reading.
LibraryThing member laceyfield
Summary:
This story was about a fly that is starting school who wants to fit in and he also wants to be a super hero. His friend keeps telling him super heroes bend steel with their bare hands, which he could never end up doing since he was just a fly. He soon realizes the world needs all types of
Personal Reaction:
I read this book about three or four times and I could keep reading it more. I learned so much about flies and how they fly, how they eat, how their eyes work, and about the food chain. This was an educational book as well as a comedy.
Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. This would be a great book to teach students about flies because it is very educational and very funny at the same time.
2. The pictures in this book show great detail, since it is from a flies prospective everything is very large. It could teach the students to see the detail in simple stuff that they encounter rather than just overlooking it.
This story was about a fly that is starting school who wants to fit in and he also wants to be a super hero. His friend keeps telling him super heroes bend steel with their bare hands, which he could never end up doing since he was just a fly. He soon realizes the world needs all types of
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heroes. The story is portrayed as a diary and it has day by day entries of the experiences the fly has.Personal Reaction:
I read this book about three or four times and I could keep reading it more. I learned so much about flies and how they fly, how they eat, how their eyes work, and about the food chain. This was an educational book as well as a comedy.
Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. This would be a great book to teach students about flies because it is very educational and very funny at the same time.
2. The pictures in this book show great detail, since it is from a flies prospective everything is very large. It could teach the students to see the detail in simple stuff that they encounter rather than just overlooking it.
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LibraryThing member macfly_17
This is a really cute story about a little girl fly who has 327 brothers and sisters. All the little fly wants to do is be a superhero. There are many cute illustrations on each page of this book.
LibraryThing member Hennigar
A book about the life of a fly from the first person view of a fly. Readers can learn a lot of interesting facts from this book as a fly writes about his days.
Reading this book I learned a lot about flies and so did Andy. The pictures were interesting and the author did a great job getting into the
In the classroom I would use this book as a way to introduce a different way to represent facts. This book presented facts through a fictional story. I would have students create a short story using facts they research of an animal of interest.
Reading this book I learned a lot about flies and so did Andy. The pictures were interesting and the author did a great job getting into the
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mind of a fly.In the classroom I would use this book as a way to introduce a different way to represent facts. This book presented facts through a fictional story. I would have students create a short story using facts they research of an animal of interest.
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LibraryThing member kkerns3
Summary: This book is written like a diary from the point of view of a fly. The fly talks about her first day of school and many interesting adventures after that with her siblings and her friends, Spider and Worm. Fly talks about school and learning how to fly and land on moving targets. She also
Review: I thought this book was well written and that young audiences would be very entertained by it. This would be a great resource to use when introducing the concept of a timeline or journal writing to students. The author did a really good job of keeping the story light and amusing which I think helps to draw the reader in. In this case the text seems to support the illustrations instead of the other way around. The illustrations are bight and colorful and fit with the text effortlessly. I liked how on the one page the author chose to have the text and pictures be vertical to give you a new perspective. This book is wonderfully written and I think that any young child would enjoy reading it.
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talks about having 327 brothers and sisters which seems to make her life a little crazy. Later we find out that Fly wants to be a superhero but others keep telling her that she can't be a superhero because she is a fly. Finally her friend Worm convinces her that everyone can be a hero in their own way. Throughout the story we also learn many facts about flies like how they have 4,000 lenses in each eye and jump backward when they start flying.Review: I thought this book was well written and that young audiences would be very entertained by it. This would be a great resource to use when introducing the concept of a timeline or journal writing to students. The author did a really good job of keeping the story light and amusing which I think helps to draw the reader in. In this case the text seems to support the illustrations instead of the other way around. The illustrations are bight and colorful and fit with the text effortlessly. I liked how on the one page the author chose to have the text and pictures be vertical to give you a new perspective. This book is wonderfully written and I think that any young child would enjoy reading it.
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LibraryThing member ydraughon
Fly writes in her diary about her first day of school and babysitter troubles. She has 327 brothers and sisters that are always busy doing things that flies do, but fly wants to become a superhero. Fly isn't sure if she can handle the job, but her friends Worm and Spider convince her she is special
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Awards
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award (Winner — 2010)
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Physical description
40 p.; 10.26 inches
ISBN
0060001569 / 9780060001568
Local notes
A young fly documents many everyday situations in her diary, from fitting in on the first day of school to having trouble with the babysitter. Detailed, humorous illustrations (including the endpapers). Very cute.
Signed by Cronin and Bliss.
Signed by Cronin and Bliss.