Fly!
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.65 (500 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385392834 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The illustrations deliver this message so beautifully! Just a treasure this book! For parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles to share with their little ones - to share and talk about how to become your own special you! The illustrations deliver this message so beautifully!. An Honest Book. with cuddle-up feeling and important message. Elizabeth A Kenagy At last, an honest book for children! A cuddle-up read like Good Night Moon meets the life-message of The Little Engine that Could. Fly imitates his garden insect buddies and discovers through failure his own best self. Yes, our little hero fails to dig like a beetle or wiggle like a worm but through that process discovers what he was made to b. My FAVORITE BOOK to read with my grand daughters! This is my FAVORITE BOOK to read with my two grand daughters! In addition to enjoying the adorable bug illustrations, all three of us girls love to act out the insect movements together as prompted by the story. This book creates an opportunity to share loads of laughter as well as a chance to talk about self-esteem and being happy to be yourse
He has a range of styles and lives in Portland, Oregon. Karl Newsom Edwards is a first-time author and longtime illustrator whose clients range from Nickelodeon to Johnson & Johnson. Learn more at karledwards.
Don’t give up, Fly! Keep trying, and with a little help from your garden friends, you’ll find your own special talent. And he can’t swing like a spider. A charming read-aloud picture book about learning to be yourself, filled with movement and including a page with fun facts about bugs! Fly can’t wiggle like a worm. He can’t jump like a grasshopper. From acclaimed illustrator Karl Newsom Edwards, this is a story about self-discovery through perseverance that encourages toddlers to get up and move to their own buggy groove!
Worm can "WIGGLE!" with aplomb, but Fly's tentative "wiggle?" attempt falls flat. VERDICT The spare text, comprised entirely of action words, will have toddlers buzzing with excitement.—Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada . From School Library Journal PreS—A tiny fly imitates his insect friends before finding his own unique abilities. While gazing at bees, butterflies, and dragonflies, Fly is inspired to flap his own wings and triumphantly realizes he can "Yes! Fly!" Edwards's colorful, digitally created cartoon illustrations humorously capture the little bug's wide-eyed trepidation as he tries to shimmy and swing like a spider and his clenched-jaw determination as he tries to jump like a grasshopper. A row of ants "MARCH! MARCH! MARCH!" with military precision, but Fly is out of step and facing the wrong direction