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Available
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Publication
Scholastic Inc. (Trumpet)
Pages
32
Description
Although a young child puts off cleaning the bedroom because all the family's pets are asleep there, the sudden arrival of a zooming fly mysteriously gets the job done.
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Language
Physical description
32 p.; 10.9 inches
ISBN
059099543X / 9780590995436
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LibraryThing member missbrandysue
A fly flies around a child's bedroom and one-by-one the pet dog, cat, hamster and parakeet try to get the fly. In the process the bedroom magically becomes clean.
Although I do find it humorous that the fly ends up being the source of the clean room it really isn't very good for kids. Lesson: let
Although I do find it humorous that the fly ends up being the source of the clean room it really isn't very good for kids. Lesson: let
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flies into your room, let the animals chase it and your room becomes clean.... I don't think so! Funny? Yes... For kids to think a fly can clean their room? Not so much.... Show Less
LibraryThing member Kitrina
This is a cute and silly book about a child's messy room and his pets. One day a fly comes zooming into the child's room while his pets are sleeping and wakes them up and gets them going crazy all around the room trying to get rid of the fly. By swatting and flopping all around the animals are
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knocking things over and moving things around the room. At the end of the book it shows the room all nice and clean. I would use this in my classroom because it is a fun and silly book with a funny twist that you don't see coming. This would be great for grades K-3. Show Less
LibraryThing member CaseyKamps
I fly comes in and you try to kill it and make a mess then the fly flew outside. I dont know what this would teach my students but it would be kind of funny. k-4
LibraryThing member AmandaHempleman
When the fly flew in the room all the animals in the room tried to catch it and made a big mess and then the fly just flew out. Good for grades Kindergarden - 3rd. I would use this book in my classroom because it shows that if you would have just left things the way they were they would have been
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ok. Show Less
LibraryThing member jesswatters
This was a clever modern fantasy to read. It was neat to read about the different effects that the fly had on the creatures in the house. I could use this in my classroom to talk about animals or to talk about how we can have a positive or negative effect on others.
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Call number
J2M.2109