Little Black Ant on Park Street.

Little Black Ant on Park Street. Little Black Ant on Park Street Janet Halfmann, author Kathleen Rietz, illustrator Soundprints, an imprint of Trudy Corpopration 353 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851 9781607270034, $6.95 www.soundprints.com 1-800-228-7839 "Little Black Ant on Park Street" is a beautifulpaperback edition from the Smithsonian's Backyard series, whichencourages children to explore and discover the world of wildlife intheir very own backyards. The series uses interactive storybooks,audiobooks, and stuffed animal toys to entice children to learn and readmore about animals' habits and habitats in their own environments."Little Black Ant on Park Street" traces the undergrounddwelling places of the little black ant colony and shows the worker antsorganizing to transport and deliver food (parts of a large deadcaterpillar) to the whole colony. Beautifully illustrated withphotographic precision, "Little Black Ant on Park Street"shows many phases of the cycles of the ants lives throughout the seasonsof the year. "Little Black Ant on Park Street" alsocommunicates a tone of respect and reverence for life that is at theheart and core of this educational series.