Advance Praise for Anthill
His name is Edward O. Wilson.”—Tom Wolfe
Winner of the 2010 Heartland Prize, Anthill follows the thrilling adventures of a modern-day Huck Finn, enthralled with the "strange, beautiful, and elegant" world of his native Nokobee County.
There are hundreds locked in the chambers of an anthill for a century now.' 'Ant . . . hill!' 'Yes.' 'So where are we heading to on the Atlantic waters?' 'To an island.' 'Name?' 'They call it Eve Island.' 'Never heard of it.
One night, after the song and dance of the summer rain had ended and a more disciplined rain had settled in, in the confines of the ant hill into which water could not enter, the female ant deposited its eggs on the fine dust of the ...
"Discover the facts about ants that will help kids gain respect for nature and lose any fear of these fascinating creatures!."--