The Ant and the Grasshopper

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Silver (Levels 23-24)
Year: Three
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Theme/Topic: Animals birds and insects, Food, History, Science and technology
Genre: Folk tale
Strategy/Skills: Using graphic sources, Summarising, Making judgments
Page Count: 16
Reading Level: 23
Item Code: 200133
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Curriculum Codes: ACELA1826, ACELT1594, ACELT1596, ACELY1678, ACELY1679, ACELY1680

Reader Description

Ant is working hard, storing corn for his family to eat over winter. Grasshopper, on the other hand, is lazing in the sun. Who will be happiest when the cold weather arrives?

After you have completed the Reader

Ant worked hard to get ready for winter by collecting and storing corn. Make a mind map of the ways that other animals prepare for winter. You could use the Internet or books to help you. What animals prepare for winter like Ant?

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