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Title: Shoo Fly! by Iza Trapani ISBN: 1-58089-052-0 Publisher: Whispering Coyote Pr Pub. Date: August, 2000 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: great for bug phobias!
Comment: My daughter is 5 and autistic. She has major bug phobias and panics when a fly is around. As you can imagine, that is often and there is no peace until the fly/bug is gone. After reading this book over and over, she is still afraid of bugs, but tells them to "shoo fly" and you can see she feels stronger with these words. There's no more panic or screaming. I am so glad to have found this book for her and what a relief for me too. She also laughs and thinks its funny. Love it!
Rating: 5
Summary: "Shoo Fly" is a great children's book
Comment: As an Early Childhood Education major at Clemson University, I was given the task to review this book for my Children's Literature class. This picture book, written and illustrated by Iza Trapani, is a playful account of a song that everyone is familiar with, Shoo Fly. By the use of many characteristics such as language, illustrations, and overall appeal to young readers, Trapani has written a book that is very marketable for success. First of all, the language in Shoo Fly! is developed throughout the book as being like that of a "sing song" tone. The words are simple and can be easily comprehended. They also flow together being that they are written in a form of meter. An example of this is, "I think the coast is clear - no more buzzing in my ear." It is very important for a young reader to be able to easily grasp what is being presented in any book. North quotes Dorothy Butler in her article as saying, "If children are to love poetry later, they need to discover early the satisfaction, which comes from experiencing form in language." This holds true with Trapani's work because she captures the attention of the readers with her use of fluid language and the form in which she writes. Another facet of the book that allows for comprehension and peaked interest is the illustrations. Trapani uses very vivid colors to depict background scenes where the main character, a mouse, is bothered by a pesky fly that is plaguing him. The images have very soft color schemes and are rounded. These round images allow the reader to have a better grasp of the playful tone of the book. North states in her article that it has been proven that children who are introduced to books in their preschool years, the assumed audience for Shoo Fly!, have a greater advantage than those children who do not have such a literary background. In order to capture the attention of an age group such as that a book must be pleasing and of interest. Trapani succeeds in this manner with the way in which she presents her work. Most importantly, Shoo Fly! does indeed appeal to young readers. This book was taken to a community center and read to children of a preschool age. They enjoyed it and seemed to comprehend what was being said. As North cited, children need to be introduced to these literary works at a young age so that they can further their intellectual base as they get older. Books such as Trapani's help in this quest because in order to introduce the literature to children, such as preschoolers, you must first capture their attention. Through language, illustrations, and overall appeal, Iza Trapani has written a very successful book. She has picked out what appeals to children and elaborated on those areas throughout her work. Attention can be easily given to book that provides humor and effect to adults, but many things have to go into the process of gaining the interest of a child. Shoo Fly! Exemplifies Sue North's principles of introducing books at an early age will benefit the children later.
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Title: How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? by Iza Trapani, Bob How Much Is That Doggie in the Window Merrill ISBN: 1580890318 Publisher: Whispering Coyote Pr Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Row Row Row Your Boat by Iza Trapani ISBN: 1580890229 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Baa Baa Black Sheep by Iza Trapani ISBN: 1580890717 Publisher: Whispering Coyote Pr Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: I'm a Little Teapot by Iza Trapani ISBN: 1580890105 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? by Iza Trapani ISBN: 1580890059 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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