Crickwing
by Janell Cannon (Author)
Crickwing never set out to be a bully. All he wants is to create his art in peace. But it's not easy being different--a cockroach with a cricked wing and a flair for sculpture is a ready target for the bigger creatures in the forest. Crickwing just wants to even the score, and leafcutter ants are so easy to pick on. . . .Big mistake. Nobody angers the leafcutter queen and gets away with it.
In this epic adventure beneath the foliage, Crickwing and the leafcutter ants go head-to-head. Then a swarm of ferocious army ants threatens, and suddenly everyone is in danger. Crickwing has to do something, but what? He's an artist, not a fighter. What the leafcutters need is a hero. Or, maybe, a cockroach with a really clever idea. . . .
In this epic adventure beneath the foliage, Crickwing and the leafcutter ants go head-to-head. Then a swarm of ferocious army ants threatens, and suddenly everyone is in danger. Crickwing has to do something, but what? He's an artist, not a fighter. What the leafcutters need is a hero. Or, maybe, a cockroach with a really clever idea. . . .
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Publishers Weekly
A cockroach with a crooked wing begins picking on creatures smaller than himself and is sentenced to be served up to the army ants -but a few rebels have a change of heart and set him free. "PW" called this "an amusing tale lightly rooted in natural history. The illustrations skillfully blur the line between fact and fancy." Ages 6-9. "(May)" Copyright 2005 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.
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"Text and illustrations are beautifully matched as readers follow Crickwing's positive transformation."—The Boston Globe "Cannon's illustrations skillfully blur the line between fact and fancy, and add a feather to her well-decorated cap."—Publishers Weekly "Crickwing is not only a hero, but an elegant, graceful beauty as well."—Kirkus Reviews
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780152050610
Lexile Measure
800
Guided Reading Level
P
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
May 20, 2005
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV002140 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
Library of Congress categories
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