[.ca] The Life and Times of the Ant (ISBN 0618689494)

alot of great info on ants:
The Life and Time of the Ant is a cartoon type book all about ants. We learn lots of neat things about the ant family. We leaned how they communicate, about the parts of an ant's body, and all about the various kids of any in the world. One section of the book is about hoe important the ant is in the Rain Forest. We are told that ants eat insect pests, plant gardens in trees, removing decaying animals from the forest floor, and thin out plants that over crowd the forest. The pictures are drawn in a cartoon like style. They were neat to look at while reading. This would make a great read aloud for elementry classroom during a science unit on ants. Lots of great information is presented in a kid friendly way.