One Hundred Hungry Ants

by Elinor J. Pinczes, Bonnie MacKain (Illustrator)

Overview

This tale of ants parading toward a picnic is “one of those rare gems capable of entertaining while it instructs” (Middlesex News).
 
One hundred hungry ants march off single file to sample a picnic, but when the going gets too slow, they divide into two rows of fifty, then four rows of twenty-five . . . until they take so long that the picnic is gone!
 
“The unexpected pairing of sophisticated art and light-hearted text lends this book particular distinction.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“The illustrations . . . use a pleasing palette and energetic lines to depict ants with highly individual characters.” —Horn Book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547488905
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date:	12/15/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	608,898
Lexile:	AD650L (what's this?)
File size:	92 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 Months to 11 Years

About the Author

Elinor Pinczes and Randall Enos have collaborated together on another book for children, My Full Moon Is Square. Ms. Pinczes is the author of several other books for young readers. She lives with her husband in Bozeman, Montana. Mr. Enos's illustrations have appeared in books, magazines, and newspapers for more than forty-five years. He lives in Easton, Connecticut, with his wife.

Editorial Reviews

Rhymed verse propels a spirited math lesson. "The unexpected pairing of sophisticated art and lighthearted text lends this book particular distinction," said PW. Ages 4-8. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Sniffing a whiff of picnic food in the air, 100 hungry ants march off in a long line. Soon the littlest ant orders a halt and organizes the troop into 2 lines to speed things up. Next they regroup into 4 lines of 25, then 5 lines of 20, then 10 lines of 10. But the reorganization wastes so much time that by the time the ants get to the picnic, the food's gone. The mismanaged and disgruntled ants react swiftly: "Ninety-nine ants were swarming / from each and every row, / in hot pursuit of one little ant, / who quickly turned to go." The outcome's predictable, but kids will enjoy the bouncy rhyme and the comical portrayal of the ants, while teachers will appreciate the entertaining demonstration of a math concept. The illustrations, which look like linocuts tinted with flat colors, have a distinctive style and a definite sense of humor. A pleasing book by two newcomers.

Carolyn Phelan