Two Bad Ants
Author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg
Genre and Author's purpose
The genre is fiction because ants don't talk to each other.The Author's purpose is to entertain because many things in this book can not happen.
Theme
Never stay behind, you will just end up in lots of trouble.
Point of view and mood/tone
The point of view is third person because the book uses words like she,her,they,he,and more.The mood/tone is spooky because the words dark,dangerous,and thunder.
Interesting vocabulary
Unnatural-not natural
Bobbed-go up,down,up,down
Bitter-not a sweet taste
Figurative language
Onomatopoeia: Echoing:sound that repeats.
Simile:toaster:like a smooth,shiny,surface.
Summary
First,the queen ant eats a crystal and loves it.Next,all the ants go to get more crystals but two bad ants stay behind.After,that they get all mixed up and get in a whole bunch of trouble.Finnaly,they wake up to find more ants and followed to get home.
Evaluation
This book was spooky when they were in the woods.They said words like long,dangerous,dark,and hungry spiders.