Grasshopper & the Ants

Contributor(s): Pinkney, Jerry (Author)

ISBN: 9780316400817

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Hardcover

$18.99

Pub Date: April 7, 2015

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2013042074

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 04 to 08

Physical Info: 0.40" H x 9.70" L x 11.30" W ( 1.10 lbs) 40 pages

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Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000174099 ( Grasshopper & the Ants)

Reading level: 1.40

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.

Review Quotes: Praise for The Grasshopper & The Ants: A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2015A Bank Street College Distinguished Children's Book A 2015 NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Book
*"Full-page vivid watercolor paintings bustling with natural activity and fanciful detail flow through the hues of the seasons, ending in the spare whiteness of winter....A lively and engaging version of a favorite Aesop fable."--School Library Journal, starred review

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