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Ant Attack! (Science Solves It! ®) - Softcover

Book 11 of 30: Science Solves It! ®

James, Anne

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9781575651170: Ant Attack! (Science Solves It! ®)

Synopsis

Jenny keeps her candy stash a secret until an army of ants discovers where it's hidden. Will she be able to lure them away before the secret is discovered?

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About the Author

Anne James is a nom de plume for a husband and wife writing team who live in Crozet, Virginia. Their books have been published by Harper-Collins, Golden Books, North South Books, DC Comics, and other publishers. Anthony Lewis and his wife, Kathryn, live with their cats Thomas, Maurice, and Jasper, in Cheshire, England. Since graduating with First Class Honors from the Liverpool School of Art in 1989, Anthony has illustrated more than 200 children’s books.

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 3-This series seeks to demonstrate through story that science is an integral part of a child's everyday life. Here, Jenny discovers ants in her secret candy stash. Wishing to keep them out, and to prevent her younger brother from following the ant trail and discovering the candy, she does a little research. In the course of the story, Jenny observes the intrepid ants in action, asks questions about their behavior, and looks for answers through simple experiments. Her problems are solved by story's end when she seals her candy in a plastic bag and diverts the ants with another sweet, with her brother none the wiser. Though the text is bolstered by colorful cartoons, including drawings of a book of nature facts that allow children to read along with Jenny, the story is tedious. It dutifully introduces youngsters to the scientific method without engaging them in a compelling narrative. An end page suggests science-related activities. Chris Van Allsburg's Two Bad Ants (Houghton, 1988) may be more successful at sparking early scientific curiosity about the natural world.
Mary Ann Carcich, Mattituck-Laurel Public Library, Mattituck, NY
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