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I, Fly
I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are | Bridget Heos
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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.
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jdowney

You can do your part to fight fly hunger by leaving your sandwiches, ice cream cones, and candying lying around!

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jdowney

This was a fun book that taught me some new facts I truly did not know about flies! This would be a fun book to include in a science unit about different animals and insects. I like that it‘s not just another book about butterflies, which are typically what are shared with students.

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jdowney
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Told from the perspective of a fly, this book talks about flies and how awesome they can be. It is informational and tells about the lifecycle of a fly and different characteristics of flies. Being told through the flies perspective puts a fun spin on it and makes it very kid friendly and engaging.

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Emma_Barcena
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This book made me laugh and it also kept me informed. This will be a fun read for students as they learn about flies and their purpose, and that they aren‘t actually that bad! As a student teacher it would be a fun activity to show the students this book during a science lesson.

Emma_Barcena The genre is NF. This book has not received any awards. This book would be good to use in a SR. This is a good resource to use to provide information to students about flies and to play some fun games.

https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/i-fly-buzz-about-flies-and-how-awesome...
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Emma_Barcena The UDL Principles 7.2 & 3.4 can be used to optimize relevance, value and authenticity and to maximize transfer and generalization. The EL Principles 32 & 37 can be used by using student pairs for team learning and by using language experience techniques in discussing concepts and ideas. #UCFLAE3414su20 (edited) 4y
DrSpalding Late 4y
DrSpalding Reading is fundamental is a quality resource. This of course would make a good shared reading option when teaching science concepts. 4y
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WoodsKatie
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I, Fly, written by Bridget Heos and illustrated by Jennifer Plecas, is a (NF) book about flies! As someone who HATES flies and bugs in general, I was hesitant to read it. However, reading about cool facts about flies in a cool way, it may have changed my mind little bit.

WoodsKatie I hope, paired with a science lesson, it may interest students as well! This would be great in a class of 3rd to 6th graders. It would be a great RA and then used in a lesson. The book also satisfies UDL guidelines 6.1 and 1.3 as well as ESOL strategies 1 and 8. A lesson I found had lesson plans as well as interviews and additional information about the book. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?a=1&tid=44391 #LAE3414sp19 5y
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marissa.s
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#UCFWalterslit 'I Fly:The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are' by Bridget Heos is a non-fiction picture book about flies and everything you need to know about them. I didn't expect the facts to be true because the book looks like it could be made up, but after checking the facts I now see that they're accurate! Students could visit this link to check if what they read in this book is real or not: http://pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/flies/