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Clarion Books, 2005-01-05

Crickwing

Crickwing

Janell Cannon, Author

Janell Cannon, Illustrator

Paperback

9780152050610

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This Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection--now in paperback--tells the story of a lonely cockroach who has a creative idea that saves the day for the leafcutter ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them. Full color.
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Crickwing’s journey from bitterness to benevolence unfolds with rich language and vivid illustrations. This tale invites readers to reflect on the power of empathy and the strength found in community, all while exploring themes of transformation and redemption.

Keywords and Themes: Animals • Blended Families • Community • Courage • Empathy • etc. • Family • Forgiveness • Friendship • Girls & Women • Insects • Juvenile Fiction • Kindness • Marriage & Divorce • Pets • Redemption • Responsibility • Self-Discovery • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Themes • Spiders • Storytelling • Strangers • Transformation • Violence

Age Range • 4-7

Pages • 48

Subjects • Insects • Ants • Forest insects • Cockroaches

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship • Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc. • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Strangers • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Blended Families • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence • Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women • Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pets • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Marriage & Divorce

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. . . .

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