"Learn about bugs, and counting to ten"--

This tale of ants parading toward a picnic is “one of those rare gems capable of entertaining while it instructs” (Middlesex News). One hundred hungry ants march off single file to sample a picnic, but when the going gets too slow, they divide into two rows of fifty, then four rows of twenty-five . . . until they take so long that the picnic is gone! “The unexpected pairing of sophisticated art and light-hearted text lends this book particular distinction.” —Publishers Weekly “The illustrations . . . use a pleasing palette and energetic lines to depict ants with highly individual characters.” —Horn Book

One by one the ants march to get to shelter from the rain, in this illustrated version of the classic children's song.

"Learn about bugs, and counting to ten"--

"Learn about bugs, and counting to ten"--

Discover the imaginative world of the On the Fingertips series with Lili Mouse and her friend Henri. Notes of humor echo in their dialogue as these two lovable mice playfully use descriptive words to count insects from 1 to 10. From grasshoppers and dragonflies to beetles and fleas, toddlers start to learn beginning numbers and build vocabulary with a laugh or two on the way. In the finger-painting workshop included in the back of the book, children can trace the figures to enforce number recognition and gain confidence in writing their numbers. Then repeat the exercise, using paint and paper. Get ready to learn, imagine, and create when you dip your fingers in the paint!

Introduces the behavior, life cycle, and physical characteristics of ants and describes how ant colonies work.