![]() ![]() ![]() Most 2nd graders I know, girls or boys, will find this the perfect combination of funny and interesting. Spiegelman and Loeffler pull in new readers with gross details (cow patties!) and interesting animals (dug beetles!). So they head back to the cow pasture where they found the fly, and find out that Zig's fly loves to eat cow poop! Zig thinks maybe he’s homesick, but Wikki realizes that the fly might need to live in his natural habitat on Earth. The short sentences, easy sight words, large font size and use of dialog bubbles makes this book perfect for brand-new readers in kindergarten or 1st grade.Īvailable at your local library, favorite bookstore or on AmazonĪs Zig and his computer buddy Wikki zoom toward their home planet after our last encounter with them ( Zig and Wikki in Something Ate My Homework), they realize that something is wrong with Zig’s new pet fly. These cues are so important for new readers, helping them read the dialog with expression and meaning. ![]() The illustrations of Chick and Chickie’s emotions are particularly noteworthy, reminding me in a way of Mo Willem's Elephant and Piggie series. New readers will enjoy reading this again and again, noticing details layered within the illustrations and the humor. And then she mischievously puts on her own mask and startles Chick with her own mask. Next, Chick and Chickie decide to play school with a giant letter A, tickling it, throwing it and bringing it cake. "Oh! That's funny, Chick!" replies Chickie. ![]()
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