An intrepid, determined explorer follows some ants to see where they're going - and discovers his own picnic lunch. Back matter includes information about different kinds of insects. Illustrations are made with cut/torn paper. ( )

Summary: a boy follows a trail of ants as they travel along a path to see where they are going. He encounters many other creatures as he goes. He follows the safari trail out of the woods and to his mom and a picnic lunch.
Criteria: Critique for Genre- Informational book- a boy wants to know where ants go so he follows them only to find that they go to his picnic in the grass.
Age: primary
Media: cut and torn paper pasted to pages ( )

"Bug Safari" is all about a little boy who follows ants to a picnic and their treacherous journey along the way.

I would use this in teaching to show perseverance.

Recommended age group: 4 - 6 years

This is great for primary readers, and that's exactly who I used it with and every group that I read it to really enjoyed it. The text differentiates between insects and bugs and has a nice narrative adventure to push the pace of the text forward. It's really a well done book with a postscript that allows for some extra details about the insects found in the text. ( )

Very nice book about a safari one person takes following a group of ants. The ants and the person face many obstacles but ultimately find their way through to a base camp where the person seeks medical attention & the ants seek food. Vibrant illustrations & interdisciplinary connections to math through the use of a ruler and science through the many bugs & definitions in the back. Would be good to get the kids to guess where the ants are headed & what obstacle will appear next. ( )