But lucas is too little, and so he bullies the ants instead. The ant bully teaches a wonderful lesson about looking at things from someone elses perspective. The lafayette public library in colorado is closed until further notice. The brixen witch book by stacy dekeyser, john nickle. View our feedbackdecluttrstore in most cases, we ship items within 1 business day of your order. Under governor jared polis executive health order 2023. Featured books nonfiction dear bully by megan kelley hall. John nickle is the illustrator of judi barretts things that are most in the world, as well as the author and illustrator of tv rex, alphabet explosion search and count from alien to zebra, and the ant bully. This story is about a bully named lucas nickle, a young boy who enjoys stomping ants. Hold up a copy of the book and ask students to make predictions based on the title and pictures. While these items are not picture books, they do include short stories which you might find useful to bring into the. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young lucas nickle has been taking out his frustration on the. In addition to being popular with young readers, the ant bully was adapted as an animated movie starring the voices of wellknown actors julia roberts and nicholas cage.
Lucas has no hope of solving his sid problem, but he can make himself feel superior by bullying ants. Hes not big or brave enough to stand up to sid, so his response to his torment is to bully ants. Most of all its just a great story, brought to the screen with precision by writerdirector john a. This battle must have seemed right at home for john a. John nickles book tells the story of lucas, a kid with a big problema big bully named sid. Lucas is picked on by the neighborhood bully, and in turn terrorizes the ant colony. The ants decide they have had enough and shrink lucas down to their size. The author credibly anthropomorphizes ant societies, stressing equality and cooperation.
Using a magic potion, they shrink lucas down to ant size and sentence him to live like an ant in their colony. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Boy genius and producers tom hanks and gary goetzman the polar express, the ant bully tells a witty and heartwarming story. In nickle s picture book version, a nerdishlooking boy named lucas responds to being bullied by a bigger boy named sid by becoming a bully himself. Crud outweighs character in the ant bully 2006 28 jul. Sid is such a big bully that lucas wishes he could squash him like a bug. Books 3 weblinks instructional resources 4 linking writing to events on. The ant bully is the story of a child whopicked on by the neighborhood bully, in turn picks on ants.
Julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep, paul giamatti. Their texasbased studio is quite a contrast to the giant production houses one usually associates with major. All of the ants live in fear of him until they develop a magical potion. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The ant bully scholastic bookshelf by john nickle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Boy genius and producers tom hanks and gary goetzman the polar express, the ant bully tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10yearold boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. The ant bully cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
Not to mention that the ant bully in general is just a great animated film that the whole family could get a kick. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young lucas nickle has been. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young lucas nickle has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill in his yard. The ant bully film wikipedia the ant bully is a 2006 american computeranimated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by john a davis and based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name by john nickle starring the voices of julia roberts nicolas cage meryl streep and paul giamatti.
They retaliate with a secret potion that shrinks him down to their size. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Thats what young lucas learns after he aims his water pistol at some hapless ants. Tom and his son read and loved the book by the same title, which the author also named. Things that are most in the world book by judi barrett. Hd the ant bully 2006 full movie online greek subs.
See more ideas about books about bullying, books and bullying. In the movie, a 10yearold boy name lucas moves to a new city. Books with bullying themes the one hundred dresses, by eleanor estes, louis slobodkin, and helena estes touching spirit bear, by ben mickaelson hoot, by carl hiaasen the giver, by lois lowry the story of ruby bridges, by robert coles and george ford the ant bully, by john nickle. The ants appeal to their wizard, zog, to do something about the ant bully, lucas.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The ant bully was a very touching and wonderful story that i felt is important for kids to watch. When youre as small as an ant, the world is big and the adventure is bigger. These activities also engage students in close reading and researching ants. The rampart library district will remain closed until april 17th, 2020. The ant bully by nickle, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The ant bully is an animated fantasy based on a book by john nickle. He takes out his frustration by stomping on ant hills and flooding them with a garden hose. I loved how it showed the moral of what goes around comes around, kids need to learn that more now a days, because its very true. Holds and new item requests are suspended until we reopen. Unfollow the ant bully book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
The ants create a potion that shrinks lucas to the size of an ant. John nickle is the illustrator of judi barretts things that are most in the world, as well as the author and illustrator of tv rex, alphabet explosionsearch and count from alien to zebra, and the ant bully. Bullying prevention hawaii school counselor association. And they teach him a lesson that will make him and readers think twice about being mean. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The ant bully 2006 lucass grandmother, who fears alien abductionand is earlier seen wearing a sweatshirt reading im with sasquatch leaps out of her customized rocking chair to reveal an obviously masonic square and compasses. Nickles fineline acrylic illustrations accent the slender digits and mandibles of the black ants. The ant bully scholastic bookshelf 1st edition by john nickle illustrator. Discussion guide the ant bully teaching guide explore antibullying themes with the teaching guide for the ant bully.