The Ant and the Elephant
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The Ant and the Elephant is a children's picture book
written by Bill Peet
and was adapted into a family musical on stage. It is based on an Aesop Fable
called The Ant and the Dove.
is having trouble finding help because other animals refuse to help him. An elephant
notices the ant and helps him. After that, the elephant helps more animals. The ant is the only animal that said thanks to the elephant. When the elephant has helped out everyone, he falls into a ravine
and he can't get out. When he is ready to give up and die, a horde of ants carry him to safety.
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winning team of The Drowsy Chaperone.
Picture book
A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolor and pencil.Two of the earliest books with something like the format picture books still retain now...
written by Bill Peet
Bill Peet
Bill Peet , was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer for Disney Studios...
and was adapted into a family musical on stage. It is based on an Aesop Fable
Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica are a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. The fables remain a popular choice for moral education of children today...
called The Ant and the Dove.
Plot
A stranded antAnt
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
is having trouble finding help because other animals refuse to help him. An elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
notices the ant and helps him. After that, the elephant helps more animals. The ant is the only animal that said thanks to the elephant. When the elephant has helped out everyone, he falls into a ravine
Ravine
A ravine is a landform narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streamcutting erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. A ravine is generally a fluvial slope landform of relatively steep sides, on the order of twenty to...
and he can't get out. When he is ready to give up and die, a horde of ants carry him to safety.
Play
The play was created by the creative team of The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley. It plays in various locations around the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Reception
The Ant and the Elephant was adapted into an on-stage family musical. A Elephanteria Library Books About Elephants review says, "Good illustrations; look like pencil and/or pastel work. Lesson in helping and showing gratitude. Recommended for early readers and younger".MSC Opas said that the play has a catchy score by the Tony AwardTony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
winning team of The Drowsy Chaperone.