Tiny Workers

Backyard Bugs

by Nancy Loewen

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of ants. Includes anatomy diagram and activity.

Genres: Picture Books

28 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

Nancy Loewen grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota, surrounded by library books and cats. She's published more than 140 books for children. FOUR TO THE POLE (co-authored with polar explorer Ann Bancroft) and THE LAST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN were Minnesota Book Award finalists. Her WRITER'S TOOLBOX series received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers.

Nancy lives in Saint Paul and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. She has two adult children and a cat who sometimes bites her knees under the table as she writes.

Reviews

[Rachael Terry]

Not for storytime. Great education nonfic pic book. Good for a garden tour?

[Sarah Ziskend]

Talks about
-diet, using food for energy
-mating
-life span and cycle
-adaptations to humans
- anatomy

Had diagrams and an engaging story as apposed to straight facts

[Suzanne]

Ants are gross. But they can carry more than 50 times their weight.

[Irayda Moran (Quezada)]

Good read for the kiddos. They learn about ant colonies, the queen, their food and how they survive.
The kiddo enjoyed it. Anything to keep them reading.