Army Ant Parade

A picture book illustrated by Rick Chrustowski, published by Holt. ISBN 8050-6353-6.

"Sayre (Shadow, below, etc.) finds more wonder than menace in the march of army ants across a tropical rain forest's floor, noting that they only forage when there are larvae to be fed, and cataloguing some of the wildlife that takes advantage of what is fleeing the voracious columns. "Lizards skirt the edges, grabbing fleeing insects. Butterflies drink droppings antbirds leave." . . .Children may still prefer to appreciate army ants from a safe distance-and these pages are a fine way to do that."
-Kirkus

"The you-are-there approach has the tingly immediacy to keep kids riveted, and young nature buffs will cautiously shake out their pants legs and ask for more."
-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"I read Army Ant Parade last night to my son and it was amazing! I pulled it down from the nonfiction stacks without even looking inside, so my expectations were of a simple, straightforward book explaining the life cycle of ants. Instead, I got a beautiful, exciting poem that held me and my son (who started out the reading jumping on the bed but ended up squatting as he leaned over the book while I read) spellbound through the end. Thank you for writing such a great book."
-S. Borden, parent