Ants (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)

My 3 year old loved it.

Me encanta la colección de natgeo

Ants help keep ecosystems healthy. They are also fascinating insects in their own right. Millions of ants live around the world. They live underground, in trees, inside thorns, or in nests they build themselves. Each colony usually has a single queen with thousands of workers (always female) to gather food and take care of the larvae and pupae. Ants also provide food for other animals and aerate the earth aiding plant growth. Some ants even grow wings that allow them to fly off to start new colonies. Being a National Geographic book, the photographs in this book are gorgeous and very informative. They show ants gathering food, traveling through tunnels, and taking care of the young. The writing is appropriate for new readers with vocabulary words defined in the text in addition to the glossary at the end. The definitions in the glossary also have pictures to aid in understanding, which is a nice feature. The occasional joke adds some humor. The attractive layout makes the book easy to follow.

Melissa Stewart is a wonderful writer. This level 1 paperback version is gives kids the simplified yet quite informative account of the way Ants colonise the Earth.

This is the 4th book I have bought from this series! These are nice books to have around the play area!