  | How to walk an ant Author: Derby, Cindy | |
| Price: $22.58 | ||
Summary:
There are nine steps to becoming an ant walker, and Amariyah, the expert ant-walker, is here to show you how it's done as she goes through the process of walking ants, from polite introductions to tragic leash entanglements.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (12/15/18)
School Library Journal (03/01/19)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/03/19)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 03/01/2019 PreS-Gr 1—-Expert ant walker Amariyah shares her valuable experience in this simple nine-step guide. It starts out easy enough as she explains how to find the ants, gain their trust, and even put a fancy leash on them. However, by step eight, Amariyah finds herself swarmed. This leads to an unfortunate accident with a ladybug walker when their lines tangle up. A new friendship, and business partnership, is born by the end of this amusing debut. Derby writes in an adorable childlike voice; Amariyah sounds like a kid playing at a job, and her logic is whimsical. Kids will find certain ideas, like using grandma's fake nail as a bridge for the ants, entertaining. To maintain the illusion that this is a DIY guidebook, each section includes instructions, tips, and rules, which are written by hand, as well as helpful, minimally colored visuals, made from watercolors and thick inks. Finally, Amariyah provides additional information about ants within an appendix and glossary. VERDICT Children will be tickled by this plot-driven guide and its novel conceit.—Rachel Forbes, Oakville Public Library, Ont. - Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
