The Ants and the Grasshopper, Narrated by the Fanciful But Truthful Grasshopper

by Nancy Loewen, Carles Arbat (Illustrator)

Overview

Why wasn't the grasshopper preparing for winter like the industrious ants were? The grasshopper himself treats readers to HIS side of this classic Aesop's fable in a first-person narrative that celebrates friendship and music, and subtly teaches the concept of perspective. Includes a condensed version of the original fable and discussion questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515828723
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2018
Series:	The Other Side of the Fable
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nancy Loewen writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Recent awards include: 2012 Minnesota Book Awards finalist (The LAST Day of Kindergarten); 2011 Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year (Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story); 2011 Book of Note, Tri-State Young Adult Review Committee (Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes); and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox Series). She's also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University, St. Paul. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two teenage children.

Carles Arbat lives and illustrates in Barcelona, Spain. After a childhood spent glued to his box of colored pencils, Carles graduated from Olot’s Art School with a degree in Graphic Design and began his career as an illustrator. He has published a number of children’s books, including En Bernat, el gat afamat [Bernard, the Hungry Cat]; El somni d’en Dalí [The Dream of Dali]; and Vet aquí una nit de Reis [The Night of the Three Wise Men], receiving illustration awards for his work on La ciutat dels ignorants [The City of Ignorants] and ¡Qué vuelvan las vacas locas! [Come Back, Crazy Cows!].

Interviews

spin-off of the wildly popular, bestselling series The Other Side of the Story ensures an eager audience already familiar with the format; lighthearted, playful twists on classic Aesop fables subtly teach the concept of perspective, making them solid choices for classroom or personal reading; each title includes a condensed version of the original fable to aquaint/reaquaint readers with the story and/or to use it for compare/contrast purposes; provides discussion questions to encourage critical thinking; colorful, whimsical illustrations enhance read-aloud time