Enjoy a Fly Guy original story.
Learning Objective: Students will distinguish between fiction and nonfiction in a Fly Guy story.
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A boy had a pet fly named Fly Guy. Fly Guy could say the boy’s name—Buzz!
“I have a special treat for you today, Fly Guy,” Buzz said. “We’re going to follow this trash all the way to the landfill.”
Fly Guy loved trash!
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The garbage truck came!
Trucks pick up trash from homes, schools, and the places people work. These trucks haul trash to the landfill. That is a big area where most of our garbage goes.
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Some trucks can haul 20,000 pounds of trash!
Workers drive the trucks and take away the trash. They are sanitation workers.
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The workers have a dangerous job. They must . . .
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The workers are careful. They wear gloves and boots to keep their hands and feet safe.
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A fly can smell garbage from almost 5 miles away!
Most of the trash goes to a landfill. Landfills start as a hole in the ground. The hole is lined with plastic. Then the trash goes on top.
As the trash rots, it gives off gases. It makes a stinky gas that smells like rotten eggs.
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What happens when trash is not taken care of in the right way?
It can end up in lakes, rivers, and oceans.
Poor fish!
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To help keep trash where it belongs, never litter. Throw it in a bin.
Some trash can even be recycled, or turned into something new. Put paper, plastic, and glass in a recycling bin.
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Buzz and Fly Guy pledged to do their part to make our planet a cleaner place.
They could not wait until their next field trip!
Based on the Fly Guy Presents book series by Tedd Arnold
