Avenues C (Leveled Books): The Little Ant

by Shirleyann Costigan

In this New Mexico folktale, a little ant who tricks the mighty wind into helping her when she is stranded by a storm.

22 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Danielle Woolard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well that's a cute book. I do wish it was bilingual English/Spanish, especially since it's a folktale from New Mexico - but that might be a lot to ask for an elementary school book published in 1996.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

A young boy shares a delightful little tale his father heard from his grandmother about an ant who needed help from the sun to dry up the puddle so she could go home. Sun needed Cloud to move, cloud needed wind to blow cloud away. Wind wanted to nap.

The photos combined with cute illustrations are charming.

[Sarah A · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun little book. An interesting combination of photos and cartoon type images showing a boy telling a story that he learned from his father.