Ants

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 7, 2018

Review

This is not your parents' nonfiction! An informative book that uses humor and silliness to compares the roles and functions of ants to those of humans in an effort to raise understanding and awareness about these industrious and prolific insects. Like humans, ants raise crops, herd animals, sew, build cities, and construct rafts to survive. The book uses a cartoon-like style mixed with actual photographs to show how ants construct and care for their colonies. Young readers will find the information interesting and entertaining. Some of the hand-written fonts in info boxes could be difficult for a new reader to decipher, but the illustrations offer clarification and fit the context well. Includs a glossary and bibliography for further research. A fun new series of informational texts; here's hoping that there are more titles.

Overall Book Score: very good