[.ca] Two Bad Ants (ISBN 0395486688)

two bad ants for ms voorhees book reports assignment:
The story the two bad ants is a very good story, telling of how a scout ant discovers sugar, takes it to the queen ant and how she subsequentially sends out hundreds of ants, to claim some of this sugar for herself,however, two ants stay behind in an attempt to have some of the sugar for themselves, they eat all night and are merry, only to fall asleep and then be rudely introduced to the world of men the next morning. They find themselves poured into coffee, shot out of a toaster, spun in a garbage disposal, electrocuted, and nearly drowned. They learn thier lesson from this and wait for the ants to return that night, and then follow them home, thier home. This is a fairly good chris van alsburg story, the illustrations are the highlights, where as the story isnt as ironic as you would expect from him. The story amused me and im sure it would be quite fun to read for many younger readers. I would recomend this book to anyone just learning to read.

ants are cool:
I think this is great book because it is about 2 ants that go in a house and think that a sink is a water fall and think that grass are big woods and think that salt are big dimens and then fall into a big bucket of salt and took it home this is why I like this book and I think this is a great book

Hmmmmmmmmmm......:
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the graphics in this book. They are really beautiful with a faux-woodcut style that is pretty fresh. If you haven't seen a copy, your eyes will thank you for tracking down a copy. The title is great. Provocative - Unfortunately it implies a sense of humor to the story, which it lacks. It isn't funny (I mean situationally, verbally funny would be beyond it's target audience). For a book that has at most a paragraph of text, spending twice as much time on the story arc (ummmm... that would have been twenty minutes?) would have resulted in a full-on classic. As it stands 2/3rds of it is perfect and the last element does not hold it's own. I realize kids don't need Wagnerian intricacy, but adults reading the book to them them 4 dozen times, would have appreciated a smidge more depth, intent, beauty or humor to the story. Bewilderingly, the greater goal of teaching responsibility & obedience is a bit lost while also making youngsters inquisitive about garbage disposals, toasters and electric outlets. !??!

A fun and functional book:
This book has wonderful illustrations. Most of all it is great for teaching writing. The story is simple, but imaginative. It has a clear beginning, middle, and end. The middle of the story has several conflicts and resolutions. If you are not a teacher, it also is a great read aloud for kids, with a comforting ending.

"Two Bad Ants":
If you are looking for a great kids book, I recommend the book by Chris Van Allsburg, Two Bad Ants. This book captivates the reader with its descriptive text as well as its exciting story line. The book is about two ants who, instead of helping the colony by getting food, decide they will stay where the food is and live alone. They quickly learn that living by themselves is not an easy thing to do. They encounter many hardships and obsticles, finally realizing that they need the colony. Read this book and find out what happens to the two ants and whether or not they make it home.