I, fly : the buzz about flies and how awesome they are / Bridget Heos ; illustrated by Jennifer Plecas.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780805094695
- 0805094695
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | Children's Display | 595.774 H528 | Pollinators Display | Available | 33111008447100 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Fly is fed up with everyone studying butterflies. Flies are so much cooler! They flap their wings 200 times a second, compared to a butterfly's measly five to twelve times. Their babies--maggots--are much cuter than caterpillars (obviously). And when they eat solid food, they even throw up on it to turn it into a liquid. Who wouldn't want to study an insect like that?
In an unforgettably fun, fact-filled presentation, this lovable (and highly partisan) narrator promotes his species to a sometimes engrossed, sometimes grossed-out, class of kids.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Fly is fed up with everyone studying butterflies. After all, flies go through metamorphosis too--and they are so much cooler! They flap their wings 200 times a second, compared to a butterfly's measly five to twelve times. Their babies--maggots--are much cuter than caterpillars (obviously). And when they eat solid food, they even throw up on it to turn it into a liquid. Who wouldn't want to study an insect like that? Both funny and informative, this earnest (and highly partisan) narrator provides a refreshing new perspective on his fascinating species."-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 4-8.