Ant and Grasshopper can't agree over how to spend the summer. Who will be right when winter comes? Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton, specially written for children just starting to read alone.
This book is part of a book series called First Reading Level 1 .
. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.
This book was published 2015 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .
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.
This book is in the following series:
First Reading Level 1
Usborne First Reading
The Usborne Reading Programme is a collection of over 300 reading books, graded in seven levels and covering a wide range of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. The First Reading programme covers the first 4 levels. Level 1: Designed to be the first real books a beginner will tackle, with very light support from a parent or teacher. They are 32 pages in length, comprising the main story (up to 150 words) and up to six pages of fun, reading-related puzzles.Level 2: these books stretch the reader a little more than Level One, with more advanced storylines. They are 32 pages in length, comprising character pages or maps, the main story (up to 250 words) and reading-related puzzles.Level 3: these titles encourage the reader to develop reading stamina. Stories include a strong element of repetition, with repeated language to help the reader gain confidence.Level 4: these titles continue to build readers' stamina with stories of up to 750 words. The narrative is more devel
Usborne First Reading-Level 1
