Why wasn't the grasshopper preparing for winter like the industrious ants were? The grasshopper himself treats readers to HIS side of this classic Aesop's fable in a first-person narrative that celebrates friendship and music, and subtly teaches the concept of perspective. Includes a condensed version of the original fable and discussion questions.

 

This book is part of a book series called Nonfiction Picture Books-The Other Side Of the Fable .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Nancy Loewen has published many books for kids. She's a two-time Minnesota Book Award finalist (Four to the Pole and The LAST Day of Kindergarten) and the recipient of a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox series). She holds an MFA from Hamline University in St. Paul. Nancy has two children and lives near Minneapolis. To learn more, visit www. nancyloewen. com. Carles Arbat lives and illustrates in Barcelona, Spain. After a childhood spent glued to his box of colored pencils, Carles graduated from Olot's Art School with a degree in Graphic Design and began his career as an illustrator. He has published a number of children's books, including En Bernat, el gat afamat [Bernard, the Hungry Cat]; El somni d'en Dali [The Dream of Dali]; and Vet aqui una nit de Reis [The Night of the Three Wise Men], receiving illustration awards for his work on La ciutat dels ignorants [The City of Ignorants] and !Que vuelvan las vacas locas! [Come Back, Crazy Cows!]. Nancy Loewen has published many books for kids. She's a two-time Minnesota Book Award finalist (Four to the Pole and The LAST Day of Kindergarten) and the recipient of a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox series). She holds an MFA from Hamline University in St. Paul. Nancy has two children and lives near Minneapolis. To learn more, visit www. nancyloewen. com.