num_pages: 143
description: Wanting desperately to go on an adventure, Avon the snail joins up with his new friend Edward the ant to see the world and are soon on a wondrous journey where they see incredible sights and meet fantastic creatures of all shapes and sizes--including a very amicable dragon!
language: English
title: The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail and an Even Smaller Ant
titlecomplete: The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail and an Even Smaller Ant
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Chapter Books, Childrens, Juvenile, Humor, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Animals, Fiction
ratings_count: 2091
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt