![]() This encourages and teaches children to give as many details as possible in their writing so the other students or readers are able to guess where their story is taking place. He uses familiar descriptions for the readers to identify the setting without him actually saying it. ![]() When Chris Van Allsburg is describing the kitchen he doesn’t tell the readers directly. Dragging their crystals back home, they are glad to be doing the right thing and returning to their family.Ĭlassroom Application: This is a perfect resource for engaging students in a descriptive writing lesson. They manage to escape and take one last crystal each and leave the strange and frightening place. When morning comes, the ants are violently awakened by a large scoop lifting them out of the crystal jar and dropping them into a hot brown liquid. Tags/Themes – Rylie Loux, Animals, Emotion, K-1, 2-3ĭescriptive Annotation: This story is about two ants who endure a dangerous adventure in a human kitchen. ![]() Publisher and Year – HMH Books for Young Readers, October 24, 1988 Illustrator/Photographer – Chris Van Allsburg ![]()
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