The writing style will encourage young readers to really think about what life would be like if they were a black garden ant like the ones described in the book. So are bugs.”), among many other interesting facts. You are in one of them.”), the ant life cycle (“Soon you must change into a pupa.”), and what ants eat (“Go out and hunt for food. The book describes for the reader how an ant is born (“The queen begins to lay eggs. This book begins with the question, “Are you an ant?” This book is written directly to the reader, who, for the sake of the book, is assumed to be an ant. This book contains sections that describe the ant family, life inside an anthill, the ant’s anatomy, how ants use scent trails to find food, the life of an ant through the months of the year, threats to ants, and much more! This book provides an excellent primer on ants for the interested young reader and would be a great addition to your collection of books about ants.Īre You an Ant? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries This is a fantastic book about ants, but it is even more densely packed with information than Ant Cities, so it is probably best suited toward elementary students rather than preschoolers. The Life and Times of the Ant by Charles Micucci But even if you aren’t going to be observing harvester ants, I still highly recommend this book as a great educational tool for kids. If you are doing an ant farm and ordering live harvester ants, this would be a great book to have. The last few pages of the book describe other kinds of ants. We learned about queen ants, worker ants (which are all female), and male ants. From this book we learned about the eating habits, tunneling habits, and life cycle of the harvester ant. The book focuses on the harvester ant (which, appropriately enough, was the kind of ant we had in our ant farm). Plus, even I learned a lot about ants from reading this book! I felt it had just the right amount of factual information for my kids to learn about ants without being overwhelmed. Although geared toward kids a bit older than mine, both of my kids were very engaged with this book and asked to read it over and over again.

Note: For more resources, printables and activities related to ants and other insects, please see my insects unit study page. Below I have reviewed three non-fiction and five fiction books about ants for kids. If you are studying ants or other insects, there are some excellent books about ants for kids that would be wonderful to read as part of your studies. This post may contain affiliate ads at no cost to you.

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