SuitabookAnts and cooperation
The class goes into an anthill and learns about how ants work together, with a parallel to the class's own teamwork.
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Mary Pope Osborne - Author
Linda Ward Beech - Author
John Speirs - Author
Joanna Cole - Author
A lively school adventure uses a missing ant and an unusual journey to bring its class into contact with ant life. The book also aims to explain how ants work together.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA lively school adventure uses a missing ant and an unusual journey to bring its class into contact with ant life. The book also aims to explain how ants work together.
The class goes into an anthill and learns about how ants work together, with a parallel to the class's own teamwork.
The ant goes missing, prompting the children to follow it into an anthill. If a child is uneasy about lost animals or close encounters with insects, this plot element may be worth discussing.
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