Little Black Ant on Park Street - a Smithsonian's Backyard Book (Mini book)
This is a great example of a "living" book and brings a piece of nature right to your family room. --Homeschool BuzzJanet Halfmann. . .has done a superb job translating technical jargon into age-appropriate language. . . .The illustrator. . .created big, vibrant scenes to tell the story at another level. --Roberta Gibson (entomologist), Wrapped in FoilI LOVED this book and so did my second graders. The illustrations by Kathleen Rietz are real-to-life and close-up. The illustrations do a GREAT job supporting the text. --The Friendly Book NookThe text reads as a beautifully written story that weaves in plenty of facts about the little black ant. . . .The illustrations by Kathleen Rietz are amazing, making you feel as though you're a black ant. --Lori CalabreseWatching as the little ant on Park Street goes through her day was both educational and full of heart. Coming from someone who generally cannot stand ants, I'd have to say I really found myself drawn into this book. --Ready Set Read ReviewsThis is a great example of a "living" book and brings a piece of nature right to your family room. --Homeschool BuzzJanet Halfmann. . .has done a superb job translating technical jargon into age-appropriate language. . . .The illustrator. . .created big, vibrant scenes to tell the story at another level. --Roberta Gibson (entomologist), Wrapped in FoilI LOVED this book and so did my second graders. The illustrations by Kathleen Rietz are real-to-life and close-up. The illustrations do a GREAT job supporting the text. --The Friendly Book NookThe text reads as a beautifully written story that weaves in plenty of facts about the little black ant. . . .The illustrations by Kathleen Rietz are amazing, making you feel as though you're a black ant. --Lori CalabreseWatching as the little ant on Park Street goes through her day was both educational and full of heart. Coming from someone who generally cannot stand ants, I'd have to say I really found myself drawn into this book. --Ready Set Read ReviewsLittle Black Ant is a busy little creature. When she's not caring for the queens and young ants of the colony, hauling, digging or guarding, she is out looking for food or trying to escape from danger. But it's all in a days work for the ants in the colony. They work as a team, each with their own jobs, to make their little community run smoothly. There is a cycle that the ants follow each year, and they all play their specific part. 'Little Black Ant on Park Street' starts when Little Black Ant is very young, and helping to keep the colony clean and in working order. Then we follow the progression of Little Black Ant as she gets older. Then, she starts looking for food, which she helps to find and, with the help of other little black ants, they take it back to the colony. When Little Black Ant ends up far away from the colony, we see how she gets back home. Then, we find out about the late summer ritual, and finally end with Little Black Ant busily getting the colony ready for winter so they can start the cycle over again in the spring. The book is completely non-fiction, but absolutely reads like a fiction tale that so many children are fond of. The artwork in this fascinating non-fiction tale really helps to show kids a close up look of life in the ant colony. The pictures are very life-like and pop off the page. The pictures are skillfully and meticulously crafted, showing every little detail that will really bring the story of these tiny creatures to vivid and larger than life proportions for young readers. The book is a great educational piece for young readers, though depending on the reader, some things in the book may be a little bit graphic. It is a wonderful depiction of the ant community that kids of al --A.E. Jaskiewicz