Ocean State Libraries

"When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the judges tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them wrong." --

Fly Guy visits the school cafeteria and gets the lunch lady fired.

"Discover the busy world of insects--their structure, history, and fascinating variety"--Cover. New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and eight pages of new text! Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the extraordinary world of insects. Superb color photographs of beetles, bugs, bees, butterflies, and more give the reader a unique "eyewitness" insight into the variety and complexity of insects, their structure, life cycles and behavior....

Fly Guy joins Buzz's football team, despite Coach's misgivings, and hits the field for a special, secret play.

Fly Guy unintentionally joins Buzz at school, and then goes with his class on a field trip to a fly swatter factory.

When Fly Guy is not allowed in the restaurant with Buzz's family he follows his nose and ends up in the soup.

Anansi the spider plans to trick Turtle into catching a fish for his dinner, but Turtle proves to be smarter and ends up with a free meal. Explains the origin of spider webs.

Fly Guy has learned a lot of new tricks, but when he shows off at dinner time he and Buzz get into trouble--though later they prove useful.

An expanded version of the familiar children's finger-play rhyme describing what the little spider does after being washed out of the water-spout.

An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of different kinds of spiders.