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New Ant Books Coming Out Fall 2010

Have you heard about the new ant books coming out this fall?

Kingdom of Ants: José Celestino Mutis and the Dawn of Natural History by Edward O. Wilson and José M. Gómez Durán is about José Celestino Mutis’ exploration of northern South America in the 1760’s. Although he investigated and explored in a number [...]

New Ant Book for the Beginning Reader

In another domain I reviewed a children’s book that I realized people might be interested in here. It a great beginning reader called Ants by Melissa Stewart.

Unlike some children’s books about ants, all the information appears current and accurate. In the margins are extremely silly riddles and puns, sure to catch the interest of [...]

Adventures Among Ants Book Review

Adventures Among Ants:  A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions is the newest book by photographer/scientist/adventurer Mark Moffett from the University of California Press.

When I heard that consummate storyteller Mark Moffett was working on a book about ants, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Would it be a coffee table book full of his [...]

Animal Architects: Don’t Forget Ants

When we are not doing experiments, my son and I have been reading Animal Architects: Building and the Evolution of Intelligence by James R. Gould and Carol Grant Gould.

We have enjoyed the book so far. It is not an easy read, but the stories of the different animals are fascinating. The book is [...]