Little Ant and the Dragonfly

<p>When Buddy Ant pushes Little Ant into a puddle Little Ant insists that he did it on purpose. The dragonfly saw everything and he agrees to tell the other insects the truth about what happened. But whose truth will he tell?</p><p>This is an original story that illustrates Aesop's moral: Every truth has two sides.</p><p><strong>About the Series</strong></p><p>The Little Ant Books were created with <strong>social emotional learning (SEL)</strong> in mind. Kids learn best by example. Little Ant often acts on his big feelings before taking a moment to think about what he is doing. As they see Little Ant learn from his mistakes kids will develop a deeper understanding of their own emotions. The stories can be used as a learning tool to help kids discover the small gap that exists between feeling and acting - a gap in which thinking and choosing how we want to behave is possible no matter how we feel.</p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The stories are reimaginings of Aesop's classic fables teaching timeless lessons like appearances can be deceiving and one good turn deserves another. Brought to life by Tina Perko's vibrant and whimsical illustrations they follow Little Ant as he navigates through the challenges and frustrations of growing up. Little Ant's adventures provide him with opportunities to build character and learn valuable lessons about </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>friendship</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>kindness</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>empathy</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>teamwork</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>courage</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and the importance of </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>being yourself</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(87 87 87 1); background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1)>Visit the </span>Free Digital Downloads<span style=color: rgba(87 87 87 1); background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1)> tab of the publisher's website (shelfspacebooks.com) for an extensive selection of companion resources to go along with the Little Ant Books like social emotional learning (SEL) / character education lessons plans SEL activities and coloring books. </span></p><p></p>