Showing posts with label Dragon Fly Press. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dragon Fly Press. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
What's the Buzzing Through Cyberspace?
Title: The Bug That Plagued the Entire Third Grade
Author: Lori Calabrese
Illustrator: Chet Taylor
Soft cover: 24 pages
Publisher: Dragonfly Publishing, Inc. / August 2010
ISBN-10: 1-936381-05-2
ISBN-13: 978-1936381050
A bug enthusiast, Matt ventures on his quest to find the most unusual bug to present at the school Bug-A-Fair and that is when the play on words causes chaos of the strangest kind. For you see not only did Matt discover a bug which he was sure would secure him the accolades of his teachers and classmates he caught the dreaded cold bug too.
As persuasive as Matt can be his mother allowed him to attend school to submit his bug into the Bug-A-Fair. In attempts to control his sniffles Matt exploded with a forceful sneeze flipping the lid clear off the bug jar when he arrived at school and the bug flew right into the third grade.
Matt’s excitement overflows as well as his running nose and he bursts into his classroom to capture the bug once again. The obstacles he encounters with his teacher who is focused on Matt’s cold bug will have you chuckling and cheering for the bugs capture. Will Matt succeed and convince his teacher that he truly captured an unusual bug for real or will he be sent home because he caught the cold bug? Find out while you read the hilarious tale of The Bug That Plagued the Entire Third Grade told in perfect rhyme.
Visit children’s author, Lori Calabrese http://www.loricalabrese.com/ and become mesmerized by her enchanting world.
Visit illustrator, Chet Taylor http://www.dragonflypubs.com/dfz/chettaylor.html and enjoy his vibrant world.
Watch the booktrailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlMvoNesyyQ&feature=player_embedded
Follow The Bug That Plagued the Entire Third Grade virtual book tour at:
October 6
Dancing With Dragons is Hard on Your Shoes (Miriam S. Forster)
Guest Post: POD Publishing and Why It's Helping Small Presses Thrive - http://msforster.blogspot.com/
October 8
Beth's Book Basket (Beth Bence Reinke)
Interview + Giveaway - http://blogs.bethbencereinke.com/bethsbooksbasket/
October 11
The Accidentalist Novelist (Danika Dinsmore)
Interview - http://theaccidentalnovelist.wordpress.com/
October 13
Dancing with Dragons is Hard on Your Shoes (Miriam S. Forster)
Interview + Giveaway - http://msforster.blogspot.com/
Monday, July 26, 2010
The Bug that Plagued the Entire Third Grade
2009 DFP Awards: Best Children's Book:
Ignoring his running nose and worsening cold, Matt’s single-minded pursuit of a rare bug wreaks havoc on his school, his teachers, and his classmates.
This amusing picture book celebrates the ambitious spirit of a third-grader as he tries to study, and uncover a distinct insect on the brink of extinction. Young readers will be buzzing as they follow Matt’s quest to win his school’s Bug-A-Fair. Or will he create a third-grade epidemic?
Check out the cool book trailer below!
Additional Information:
Author: Lori Calabrese
Illustrator: Chet Taylor
Reading Level: Ages 2-8
Publisher: Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.
Hardcover ISBN#: to be assigned
Paperback ISBN #: to be assigned
Ignoring his running nose and worsening cold, Matt’s single-minded pursuit of a rare bug wreaks havoc on his school, his teachers, and his classmates.
This amusing picture book celebrates the ambitious spirit of a third-grader as he tries to study, and uncover a distinct insect on the brink of extinction. Young readers will be buzzing as they follow Matt’s quest to win his school’s Bug-A-Fair. Or will he create a third-grade epidemic?
Check out the cool book trailer below!
Additional Information:
Author: Lori Calabrese
Illustrator: Chet Taylor
Reading Level: Ages 2-8
Publisher: Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.
Hardcover ISBN#: to be assigned
Paperback ISBN #: to be assigned
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