The Ants Who Couldn't Dance
Spiral-Bound | 2021-11-23
Susan Rich Brooke Paul Nicholls (Illustrated by)
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The Ants Who Couldn't Dance
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When the music plays, everyone gets up to dance...except the ants. They can lift, build, and dig, so why can't they twirl, dip, and jig? As the ants try to dance, they discover they are better together in this toe-tapping tale that shows the value of cooperation and teamwork. Children will love the whimsical illustrations and rhymes, as well as the ants' determination to pursue their dancing dreams--despite having three left feet.
Publisher: Cardinal Publishers Group
Original Binding: Hardcover Picture Book
Pages: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 1503757137
Item Weight: 0.9 lbs
Dimensions: 8.0 x 0.4 x 10.3 inches
Discouraged by their inability to dance, ants resort to what they do best.
Waiting for a picnic lunch, ants hear music and try to dance, but with three sticky left feet (why their right feet are not sticky is never explained), they can't swing, shimmy, shrug, or even dance the jitterbug. Toting picnic remains in a long, straight line, the ants encounter a squirrel shaking her tail. The ants ask the squirrel to teach them dance moves, but they can't shake, twist, or twirl. Marching along and building a bridge across a puddle, the ants meet a beaver waving its paws. They ask the beaver for some dance tips, but they can't clap, tap, or jig. Marching into the woods and digging an anthill, the ants encounter a bird with flapping feathers. They ask the bird for guidance, but they can't dip, flip, or fly. They are ready to abandon their dancing dream until one ant suggests they dance as a team. The jaunty, rhyming text creates forward momentum, echoing the relentless ant procession across the pages in lines. Rendered in brilliant hues, the comic illustrations track the bug-eyed, blue ants in their striped turtlenecks from ground-level close-ups to aerial views of them line dancing in formation. Their hilarious facial expressions capture frustrations and angst when they can't seem to dance and sheer joy when they precision perform like Rockettes. Perky tale of perseverance and problem-solving. (Picture book. 3-7)
