Next to an Ant

- Fits national reading standards by linking images to the text to provide picture clues and introducing age-appropriate vocabulary.
- Top reading specialists have leveled this text as appropriate for emergent readers.
- The repetitive language, structure, and rhyming patterns help children decipher words.
- Word lists at the back of each book help build reading vocabularies.
Grades K-4 National Science Standards
- Physical Science: II
- Properties of objects and materials: Shape, weight, color, etc., and their ability to react with other materials
Grades K-4 National Social Studies Standards
- People, Places, and Environments: III
- Understand relative location, direction, size, and shape
- Individual Development and Identity: IV
- Describe personal changes over time, such as physical development and personal interests