From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 3?The poor little red ant! Of the thousand of ants that live in her anthill in a cornfield in Mexic...
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Feb 10, 2011
Abigail
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A little red ant, smaller than the 999 cousins with whom she lives, is delighted to discover a sweet-smelling piece of cake during the course of her foraging, but unsure how she is to transport it back to the anthill. Seeking help from a series of creatures, each of whom she judges to be stronger than the last - the sun is needed, to warm El Legarto, the lizard, so the sun must be stronger; the sun is "caught" in La Araña's web, so the spider must be stronger still; and so on - our myr
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Sep 30, 2011
Melanie
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A little ant who is the smallest of her colony, is ecstatic to find a crumb of cake to take back to the anthill to enjoy during the long cold winter. However, she finds that she does not have the strength to carry it by herself. She asks many different animals for help, including a lizard, spider, chicken and coyote. She even has the courage to climb all the way to the top of the farmer's head to ask his help. No one will help her. But she does succeed in scaring the wits out of the farmer. The
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Mar 16, 2011
Jennifer
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I loved this Mexican fable! It's a wonderful story about a small ant who cannot pick up a big crumb. She asks for help from others, but no one is willing to help her. She realizes that even though she is a little ant, she can lift the crumb if she really tries. I would definitely recommend this book. It shows children that they can do big things even if they are really small. Size does not matter!
Mar 12, 2011
Shaeley
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The little ant finds a cake crumb too big to carry by herself. So, she goes looking for someone to help her carry it. In each case, she goes to someone with more power until finally she realizes if she has power to scare el hombre, she can move the crumb by herself.
Jul 28, 2010
Ahmad
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I like this book because it is funny and it tells how a little ant was able to over come a few obsticles to get his prize, the big crumb. And even though he worked so hard, he still was willing to share his findings.
Dec 06, 2010
A Mexican folktale about an ant who tries to get anything to help him carry this huge crumb. He ends up carrying it himself and becoming a great big ant just like the others.
May 24, 2011
Heather
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24 months - a cute story that is well told and introduces young and old to a handful of Spanish words. The word pronunciations are included in the back of the book for parents with little knowledge of the language. O really likes the story and wants us to read it over and over. It is a bit long for a before bed story, a-lot a bit of time for this one.
Jan 19, 2008
Kate Hastings
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A Mexican folktale about a little ant that thinks it's too small to do anything... but in reality is quite strong and brave!
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