Mr mcgee and the biting flea
This book, ‘Mr McGee and the Biting Flea!’ is written by Pamela Allen. It’s an entertaining book about a man getting bitten by a flea that he cannot find, so he starts searching for the flea in his clothes.
This story has 1 amazing and funny character named Mr McGee. Mr McGee is a dramatic person who likes to fly kites on windy days. He is a childish man that is unaware of his surroundings. He is very humorous and dramatic because his solution to his problem (the biting flea) will make you laugh until you cry.
What makes this book more entertaining than other books are the language features, its rhyming sentences and its great illustrations. The language features in this book contains onomatopoeia and short sentences that are easy to read and to engage the reader. The rhyming words are throughout this book for kids to enjoy. For example ‘see him hopping all around? Now he’s howling on the ground, but still that flea cannot be found.’ This book uses onomatopoeia such as, ‘oooooo, owwwww, eeeeee!’. There are illustrations in this book that match this story. These illustrations contain humour and fun situations to grab the audience.
The author’s purpose in this book is to entertain the reader, making them have a fun, enjoyable time reading Mr McGee and the Biting Flea. This book is suitable for children 7 years of age and up. I recommend this age because of the funny parts that may not be appropriate for kids under the age of 7.
This story has 1 amazing and funny character named Mr McGee. Mr McGee is a dramatic person who likes to fly kites on windy days. He is a childish man that is unaware of his surroundings. He is very humorous and dramatic because his solution to his problem (the biting flea) will make you laugh until you cry.
What makes this book more entertaining than other books are the language features, its rhyming sentences and its great illustrations. The language features in this book contains onomatopoeia and short sentences that are easy to read and to engage the reader. The rhyming words are throughout this book for kids to enjoy. For example ‘see him hopping all around? Now he’s howling on the ground, but still that flea cannot be found.’ This book uses onomatopoeia such as, ‘oooooo, owwwww, eeeeee!’. There are illustrations in this book that match this story. These illustrations contain humour and fun situations to grab the audience.
The author’s purpose in this book is to entertain the reader, making them have a fun, enjoyable time reading Mr McGee and the Biting Flea. This book is suitable for children 7 years of age and up. I recommend this age because of the funny parts that may not be appropriate for kids under the age of 7.