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Old Black Fly Paperback – Picture Book, March 15, 1995
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Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as they come. He knows every low-down trick in the book--and won't rest until he's gone through them all.
He ate on the crust
of the Apple pie.
He bothered the Baby
and made her cry.
Shoo fly!
Shoo fly!
Shooo.
- Print length32 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool and up
- Lexile measureAD400L
- Dimensions9.05 x 0.55 x 9.95 inches
- PublisherHenry Holt & Company
- Publication dateMarch 15, 1995
- ISBN-100805039244
- ISBN-13978-0805039245
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“A wild, alphabetical romp.” ―Booklist
“* Sure to become a classic.” ―School Library Joumal, starred review
“Aylesworth's buoyant, rhythmic verse provides inspiration for a wondrous evolution of Gammell's style.... Sheer delight for eyes, ears, and funny-bones.” ―Kirkus Reviews, pointer
About the Author
Jim Aylesworth taught the first grade for more than twenty years. He has written more than twenty books for young readers, including My Son John and McGraw's Emporium. He lives in Hinsdale, Illinois, with his wife.
Stephen Gammell has illustrated many books for children. He won the Caldecott Medal for Song and Dance Man. Stephen Gammell lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Product details
- Publisher : Henry Holt & Company; Reprint edition (March 15, 1995)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 32 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0805039244
- ISBN-13 : 978-0805039245
- Reading age : 2 - 6 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : AD400L
- Grade level : Preschool and up
- Item Weight : 4.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 9.05 x 0.55 x 9.95 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #97,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #256 in Children's Alphabet Books
- #424 in Poetry for Early Learning
- #475 in Stories in Verse
- Customer Reviews:
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Jim Aylesworth tells his stories with generous doses of loud sounds, rhythms and rhymes. His experiences as a teacher have taught him that these are the elements children like in a story, especially when it is being read aloud. So, in Hanna's Hog, Aylesworth includes a loud hog call, in The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock, he offers numerous bouncy nonsensical rhymes, in Country Crossing, the sounds of the still countryside and a train passing fill the night, and in Old Black Fly, a repetitious, rhythmic chant follows a pesky fly in its journey through a house. Little Bitty Mousie is another alphabetical romp thorough a household as Mousie explores the house...
Tip tippy tippy tippy
Went her little mousie toes
Sniff sniffy sniffy sniffy
Went her little mousie nose
Jim Aylesworth was born in Jacksonville, Florida but as an infant moved from the state. He lived in many places during his childhood: Alabama, Indiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas... but by the time Aylesworth was 15 his family had settled in Hinsdale, Illinois and that is where he graduated from high school in 1961.
In 1965, he graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio ... (Read more at ayles.com/biography.html)
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(A note: There are several readings of select books available on the World Wide Web. However, such readings and their publication are not authorized by the publisher who holds the authority to grant permission for audio/visual recordings of all titles written by Jim Aylesworth. Commercially available audio/CDs can be located by clicking on the Audio/CD tab on this page.
Reading aloud to children is an important activity in motivating young children to learn to read. Parents who read to their children give them one of the best gifts that can be given to their children -- and classroom teachers will find reading aloud to be a valuable classroom activity. Perhaps a volunteer reader and a comfortable rocking chair reader could help promote reading books of all types.)
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Author Programs
The Lily Garden Author Program: Jim Aylesworth - June 28, 2012 -- found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3mdM75lCxM
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Book Reviews--
What We're Reading: Various Books by Jim Aylesworth - Reviewed by Robin Curry, a staff member at Glen Ellyn Library. Includes comments about Aylesworth's books in general and specially about Old Black Fly, Little Bitty Mousie, Naughty Little Monkeys. found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nZsc6JHVcQ
Shera's Book Review -- by Ashley Fitzgerald -- a Review of Gingerbread Man -- found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmM1I0lgzMw
If you upload a book review of one of Jim's books and want to send along a URL of the location of the book review send a note to "oldfly@ayles.com" and we will be consider posting a link to your review on our author page. (Thanks)
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Customers find the illustrations beautiful, colorful, and pleasing to the eye. They say the book is fun to read and sing to young children. Readers appreciate the rhythmic language, rhymes, and alliteration. They describe the book as fabulous, educational, and perfect for elementary music students.
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Customers find the illustrations beautiful, colorful, and messy. They also say the book is imaginative and cute.
"...are superb, the subject matter keeps kids interested, and the illustrations are lovely. I finally had to buy it after wearing down the library copy...." Read more
"...The brilliant use of color and messy pictures are sooo pleasing to the eye. The verses are so catchy and cute. A guaranteed crowd pleaser" Read more
"...The rhyme is great, and the pictures are wonderful. She especially loves the page where the black fly gets swatted...." Read more
"...The illustrations are beautiful, too! I gladly recommend this book." Read more
Customers find the book wonderful and imaginative. They say it's fun to read to children and sing to a young child. Readers also mention the subject matter keeps kids interested and the alliteration is superb.
"...language, rhymes and alliteration are superb, the subject matter keeps kids interested, and the illustrations are lovely...." Read more
"This is a wonderful, fun and educational book. It covers the alphabet, rhyming and a repeating line as well...." Read more
"...What a great teacher and author he is! Old Black Fly is so much fun to read to children...." Read more
"This book is wonderfully fun and imaginative with fantastic illustrations--Not like anything I had ever seen or read...." Read more
Customers find the rhythm of the book superb. They say it covers the alphabet, has a great sign song pattern, and helps with sounding out letters in preparation for learning to read.
"...The rhythmic language, rhymes and alliteration are superb, the subject matter keeps kids interested, and the illustrations are lovely...." Read more
"This is a wonderful, fun and educational book. It covers the alphabet, rhyming and a repeating line as well...." Read more
"...The rhyme is great, and the pictures are wonderful. She especially loves the page where the black fly gets swatted...." Read more
"...Buh-Buh-Baby, Duh-Duh-Dog and so forth. It helps with sounding out letters in preparation of learning to read." Read more
Customers find the book fabulous, educational, and fun. They say it's perfect for elementary music students to use in a small group center. Readers also mention the kids love the interaction with the story.
"...The kids love the interaction with the story which is an alphabet story about an annoying fly...." Read more
"This is a wonderful, fun and educational book. It covers the alphabet, rhyming and a repeating line as well...." Read more
"Perfect for my elementary music students to use in a small group center before using it as a basis for rhythm patterns & form with percussion..." Read more
"...This book is so much for kids and adults!" Read more
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Bleh art but flowing text great for interactive read alouds or to put in ABC center of classroom
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