Ant is busy preparing for winter, while Grasshopper sings the summer away. But what will happen to Grasshopper when winter comes? A delightful retelling of the classic Aesops' Fable, written especially for children learning to read, with delightful illustrations by John Joven.
This book is part of a book series called First Reading Level 3 .
. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .
John Joven is a children's book illustrator from Bogota, Columbia. He's illustrated numerous picture books, including Worm and Farmer Maguire by Jeff Dinard and Emma the Elephant by Duncan Richardson.
This book contains the following story:
The Ant and the Grasshopper
A grasshopper was having a lovely day hopping about, chirping and singing, when an ant went by carrying an ear of corn. Why do you work so hard? asked the grasshopper. There is plenty of food to eat. Why dont you come and play? The ant replied that he was building up a food store for the winter when food would be less plentiful, and carried on working. When winter came the ants fed themselves from their collected food store, and the grasshopper starved to death. Moral: it is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
