Frank, the Ant: Escape from the Termite Empire

An ant adventure for children age 8-11 reading above grade. Real ants don’t talk. But some ants make sounds by rubbing part of a leg across their abdomen so that a person listening very closely can hear the sound. There are no ant scientists or engineers, but some ants build structures using real engineering skills. This is a story about ants and other insects who talk, who live in organized societies, who plan for their future and change these plans when necessary, who go into battle and join voyages of exploration. Though a fantasy, the activities ascribed to ants in this book are, for the most part, REAL ant activities. Scientists have observed all of them. The author has simply translated the ant language of odor and touch into words more easily recognized by people who read books.