War of the Ants

A delightful story, beautifully illustrated, that portrays the importance of self-esteem and confidence in one's ability to overcome adverse conditions. The language throughout the text is aimed to reinforce self-worth concepts in young children.

In the story War of the Ants, the author has cleverly illustrated the aspect of bullying and how the ants demonstrated confidence to confront a seemingly more powerful and oppressive opponent and to be victorious in 'battle'.

Alice Horwill-Leech is a retired, but registered, teacher who has always had a passion to promote and improve literacy skills,
especially in beginning readers. She has extensive experience in
teaching a wide-age range of students, from preparatory to senior levels, adult literacy, tertiary students and ESL (English as a second language) students. She also has postgraduate studies in special education and an M.Ed.