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by Jim Aylesworth (Author), Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)
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 crustof the Apple pie.
He bothered the Baby
and made her cry.
Shoo fly!
Shoo fly!
Shooo.
Author Biography
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.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.3 x 9.9 x 9 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: March 15, 1995
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Old Black Fly
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 1.4
Point Value: 0.5
