The Life and Times of the Ant [Paperback]

Charles Micucci (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439657199
• ISBN-13: 978-0439657198
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,062,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars alot of great info on ants, March 26, 2004

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Melissa Sack (georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Life and Times of the Ant (Hardcover)

The Life and Time of the Ant is a cartoon type book all about ants. We learn lots of neat things about the ant family. We leaned how they communicate, about the parts of an ant's body, and all about the various kids of any in the world. One section of the book is about hoe important the ant is in the Rain Forest. We are told that ants eat insect pests, plant gardens in trees, removing decaying animals from the forest floor, and thin out plants that over crowd the forest.

The pictures are drawn in a cartoon like style. They were neat to look at while reading.

This would make a great read aloud for elementry classroom during a science unit on ants. Lots of great information is presented in a kid friendly way.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, August 29, 2005

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Miss C (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Life and Times of the Ant (Hardcover)

I homeschool my 2nd grade son and we just learned about insects and spiders. This book was PERFECT for learning about ants. Excellent pictures and information about how they live and the different varieties. I even learned a few things I didnt know!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humor Creates Interest, Leads to Learning, September 5, 2009

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Liza Dufresne "nightstand stacker" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Life and Times of the Ant (Paperback)

My son is not an insect person. But I looked at this book and found it very funny and very clever. The worker ants wear construction helmets, the queen wears a tiara, you get the idea. I brought it home from the library with a bunch of other books on sea life and outer space, my son's usual topics. After initially rejecting the Ant book, he picked it up and then couldn't put it down. We ended up buying it. He loves it. He takes it in the car and is now full of all kinds of fun facts about ants. He has even become interested in bees and other insects as a result. Who knew. Just goes to show you that a funny and clever presentation can get a kid interested in just about anything.