Itty Bitty Ants

K-Gr 2 - Simple sentences opposite a full-page color photo fit the formula for easy readers. The single sentence-per-page-treatment rambles through a series of facts. Other than in Ants and Frogs, the photos work well with the texts. The inclusion of a pseudo table of contents (though the book contains no chapters or headings), a picture glossary (which only includes words easy to visualize), and an index are all examples of the Common Core State Standards gone awry. Whether the addition of these nonfiction tools are apropos to the 24-page book is apparently irrelevant. In many cases, the assignation of the "chapter" titles in the table of contents seems random, and explaining the connection between the titles and content will leave adults nonplussed. That aside, many young readers will appreciate cutting their reading teeth on a topic of interest, and that alone makes this set worth considering.