Author: Elinor J. Pinczes
Artist: Bonnie MacKain
Genre: Food / Animals / Counting / Humor
Year Published: 1993
Year Read: 2014
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Source: Purchased
Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Nothing Objectionable)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
I have read many children’s books that help children deal
with solving math problems by presenting the concept in a creative and fun
way. But, I will admit that I have not
read any math book quite like this one! “One Hundred Hungry Ants” is a
children’s book written by Elinor J.
Pinczes along with illustrations by Bonnie
MacKain that deals with solving division math problems and it is an
excellent way to help children solve division problems in a fun and creative
way!
The book starts off with one hundred hungry ants heading
towards a picnic site, determined to fill their stomachs with the delicious
food ahead of them. But, then the
smallest ant kept asking the other ninety-nine ants to divide into several
groups of one hundred such as dividing into two lines of fifty and four lines
of twenty-five, while delaying their time in getting to the picnic site.
Will the one hundred ants make it to the picnic in time?
Read this book to find out!
Wow! Such a simple and innocent picture book and yet one
that packs so much humor and clever rhyming schemes that I was totally blown
away by this book! Elinor J. Pinczes’
writing is extremely creative and hilarious to read as I was laughing my head
off with the small ant’s determination to help make the group of ants move much
faster to get to the picnic area. I
really loved the many different ways that the ants formed up into groups such
as being into two lines of fifty or four lines of twenty-five as it makes it
easier for smaller children to understand how to do division and it is also
creative enough for children to participate in the fun of the ants’
determination to get to the picnic area. Bonnie MacKain’s
artwork is creative and hilarious to look at as the artwork is scratchy and yet
all of the ants (and the other animals) look so cute on each page. I especially loved the images of the other
animals taking the food away from the picnic while the ants were too busy
trying to organize themselves in lines to really notice this and it makes me
laugh and feel a little sorry for the ants at the same time!
Overall, “One Hundred
Hungry Ants” is a brilliant book that teaches children how to have fun with
doing division problems and is hilarious enough to keep many children
entertained for years!
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