The Ant and the Grasshopper

Usborne First Reading Level 3

by Susanna Davidson (Retold by), John Joven (Illustrator), Aesop

Ant is busy preparing for winter, while Grasshopper sings the summer away. But what will happen to Grasshopper when winter comes? A delightful retelling of the classic Aesops' Fable, written especially for children learning to read, with delightful illustrations by John Joven. Part of the established and international Young Reading Scheme, written with expert advice from a reading consultant. A fun and enjoyable re-telling of the classic Aesop fable. With engaging artwork by popular illustrator John Joven.

Genres: Childrens

48 pages, Hardcover

Published October 31, 2019

About the author

Susanna Davidson also writes as Zanna Davidson.

She joined Usborne Publishing almost straight out of university and has been writing books for them pretty much ever since. She has written about everything from dinosaurs to the Queen to Fairy Ponies and tiny monsters, small enough to fit in your pocket. She is also a mum of two boys and works from home, where she spends most of her time talking to the dog and trying not to eat too much cheese.

Reviews

[Chils27 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't like the "nice"ending of ant inviting grasshopper to live and share the food. I know it means to teach kids to share and help those in need but they won't know the truth.The truth is if you don't prepare or do anything, you may die. It is the same that facing global warming and environmental disasters, if individual doesn't contribute anything, then we all go to hell and those who don't try to mend, don't deserve being help.

[Nicola · Rating 3 out of 5]

Miss 7 enjoyed reading this and remembered the story well enough from other times she'd heard the fable to anticipate the moral of the story.

Miss 7 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

[Claudia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Versione riadattata e scritta in inglese della favola di Esopo "La cicala e la formica". Scritto in un inglese abbastanza semplice permette ai bambini, grazie alla mediazione dell'adulto e all'ausilio delle immagini, di cimentarsi con la lingua inglese a un livello, sempre elementare, ma con qualche approfondimento lessicale in più. Non sono sicura fino a che punto mi piaccia il cambio di finale. Da una parte ciò permette ai bambini di riflettere sulla bellezza della condivisione, dall'altra però toglie la possibilità di ragionare sul fatto che non sempre c'è qualcuno pronto a rimediare ai nostri errori e che le nostre azioni hanno, volenti o nolenti, delle conseguenze.