Status
Available
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Publication
Scholastic Inc.
Pages
28
Description
Explains how ants live and work together to build and maintain their cities.
Description
In this award-winning science picture book, favorite author Arthur Dorros introduces readers to the fascinating society of ants. Through lively explanations and detailed cartoon-like pictures, he uses the example of the harvester ant to show the complexity with which ant communities are organized. As in a people city, he explains, each individual has a specific job: some ants clean the nest, others dig new tunnels, and some gather food, while the queen of each ant city keeps busy laying eggs. As children will see, the success of the city depends on qualities of industriousness and cooperation.
Sure to enthrall bug-minded kids, this clever introduction encourages up-close exploration, with instructions for making a simple ant farm.
Sure to enthrall bug-minded kids, this clever introduction encourages up-close exploration, with instructions for making a simple ant farm.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1987
Physical description
28 p.; 8.2 x 6 inches
ISBN
0590426281 / 9780590426282
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Lexile
600L
User reviews
LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
This book has plenty of basic facts about ants, focusing on the harvester ant. It also talks about a variety of ant species and how they vary. At the end it explains how to create an ant farm. It's clear, and easy to read, and taught me about some of the different ants I see every day.
LibraryThing member patsila
illustrates the workings of ant colonies in an interesting way
LibraryThing member kathryn123
This book is about the different type of ants there are in this world. It gives basic definitions of all the different types of ants and what the different types of ants jobs and duties are. It talks about how they live, how they eat, how they protect themselves, and what they live in as well.
LibraryThing member rdg301library
Genre: Nonfiction
Reading level: grades K-3
Summary:
The narrator takes you through the life of an ant. He tells you about their homes and how they live. It tells about the roles that each ant must fill in order for the ant city to work. There are lots of neat facts about the different ways ant take
Reading level: grades K-3
Summary:
The narrator takes you through the life of an ant. He tells you about their homes and how they live. It tells about the roles that each ant must fill in order for the ant city to work. There are lots of neat facts about the different ways ant take
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care of their homes. The illustrations are great and provide just as much information as the story, showing different kinds of ants and how the ant city looks from underground. . The pictures have arrows pointing to the certain body parts and have a brief description of them as well. Show Less
LibraryThing member wichitafriendsschool
Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up. Did you know that ants have jobs? Ants may not look like they are doing anything important, but each ant that lives in a hill has a special job, whether it is cleaning the nest, digging new tunnels or gathering food. And in each ant city there is a queen
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ant who is busy laying eggs. In this popular Stage 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science book, Arthur Dorros explores the fascinating and complex ways in which these industrious insects work together to keep their ant cities alive. Show Less
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Call number
J2M.2108