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Phillip M. Hoose (born May 31, 1947) is an American writer of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles. His first published works were written for adults, but he turned his attention to children and young adults to keep up with his daughters.
The Ant and the Grasshopper, alternatively titled The Grasshopper and the Ant (or Ants), is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 373 in the Perry Index. [1] The fable describes how a hungry grasshopper begs for food from an ant when winter comes and is refused. The situation sums up moral lessons about the virtues of hard work and planning for the ...
The Ant and the Elephant is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Bill Peet and was adapted into a family musical for the stage. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Published by HMH Books for Young Readers in 1972, it is based on the Aesop Fable entitled The Dove and the Ant .
The queen ant approaches him, and the grasshopper begs to be allowed to stay. She tells him that only those who work may stay, and tells him to take his fiddle. Thinking that he is being dismissed, the grasshopper starts to leave, but when the queen tells him to play the fiddle, he happily does and sings that I owe the world a living! , having ...
The Grasshopper & the Ants, by Jerry Pinkney, is a 2015 adaptation of the classic Aesop fable where a grasshopper relaxes through Spring, Summer, and Autumn, while a colony of ants work at gathering food for the Winter, but although initially refusing the grasshopper's request for help, they relent and invite him in to share.
Short Summary Air Date; 1: Bobby the Ape: Bobby's gardening embarrasses the other apes, but not Queen Bridget. 2: Ant 2954: 2954 wants to be recognised by other ants and is renamed Differ. 3: Tommy the Bat: Tommy has insomnia until he realises he must hang upside-down. 4: Tony the Tortoise: Tony removes his shell to run fast, but nobody ...
One, Two, Three with Ant and Bee, A Counting Story; Book 5. Around the World with Ant and Bee (about travel) Book 6. More and More Ant and Bee, Another Alphabetical Story; Book 7. Ant and Bee and the Rainbow, A Story About Colours; Book 8. Ant and Bee and Kind Dog, An Alphabetical Story; Book 9. Happy Birthday with Ant and Bee (about the days ...
In Philip Nel's analysis, a conflict between the book's plot and its illustrations leads to artistic tension. While the ants' return to the colony suggests "a victory for the bosses" and the narrative could be considered a "capitalist parable", the comparatively huge appliances in the kitchen, which terrify the ants, imply conspicuous consumption.