Overview
Friendships, adventure, and strange lands await in this humorous rhyming story with whimsical and colorful illustrations of the insect characters. Each verse is filled with fun-to-read wordplay as Flea and Bee agree to cooperate and fly across the blue sea to the island of Zees. Discussion questions and educational material for use by teachers, parents, and caregivers are included after the story.
Full Product Details
Author: Cynthia Noles ,
John E Hume, Jr
Publisher: Janneck Books
Imprint: Janneck Books
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.435kg
ISBN: 9781732968707
ISBN 10: 1732968705
Pages: 44
Publication Date: 28 January 2019
Recommended Age: From 3 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Readers learn a valuable lesson in perseverance as Flea travels to the sea on his new friend, Bee. This delightful rhyming text from Cynthia Noles is a fun way for my English Language Learners to efficiently decode multiple-meaning words and learn spelling patterns with ease. The enduring, diverse artwork is brilliant and appeals to all my readers. This story is a fun read aloud for all ages. Simply wonderful! --Tracy McKeown, third-grade teacher In this delightful story, a child watches a flea and a bee working as a team to fly to the mysterious land of Zees. Adventures await. Read it. You'll see! Perfect for early readers and read-aloud time for teachers and parents. The story is amusing. The rhythm and rhymes tickle the ears. Charming, captivating illustrations engage readers. What fun! Would have loved reading this book to my students! --Nancy McLaughlin, M.Ed., retired educator of children with special needs
"""Readers learn a valuable lesson in perseverance as Flea travels to the sea on his new friend, Bee. This delightful rhyming text from Cynthia Noles is a fun way for my English Language Learners to efficiently decode multiple-meaning words and learn spelling patterns with ease. The enduring, diverse artwork is brilliant and appeals to all my readers. This story is a fun read aloud for all ages. Simply wonderful!"" --Tracy McKeown, third-grade teacher ""In this delightful story, a child watches a flea and a bee working as a team to fly to the mysterious land of Zees. Adventures await. Read it. You'll see! ""Perfect for early readers and read-aloud time for teachers and parents. The story is amusing. The rhythm and rhymes tickle the ears. Charming, captivating illustrations engage readers. What fun! Would have loved reading this book to my students!"" --Nancy McLaughlin, M.Ed., retired educator of children with special needs"
Author Information
Cynthia Noles has been writing stories and rhymes since she was in the first grade and has continued writing rhyming stories her whole life. She does it for the fun and love of writing and for the pleasure it gives others. When her neighbor, author and illustrator John Hume read some of her stories, he knew she had to bring them to a wider audience. This is Cynthia's first published book. Cynthia has two grown sons, lives in Florida, and continues to write two stories each week. Learn more about Cynthia at JanneckBooks.com. John E. Hume, Jr., has been drawing since childhood-always with a sense of humor and whimsy. After receiving a BS from Buffalo State Teachers College, teaching, as well as art, became his passion. He has taught art to students from college through elementary grades in St. Johns County, Florida, and at Flagler College. John lives with his wife Anne, in Florida, where he enjoys writing and illustrating stories about their nine cats, and where he can still balance a yardstick on his nose! Learn more about John and his books at JanneckBooks.com.
