Ant and Bee also experiment with mixing the colours until at dusk it begins to rain and all the paint is washed away. The book introduces colours simply and small children enjoy naming the colours as they appear on the page.

In 'Ant and Bee and the Rainbow', Ant and Bee find an old tyre, half buried in the ground and use it first to play tennis by attaching the net to the tyre before hanging a swing on it and then deciding to paint a rainbow on it. Other regular characters are Kind Dog and his master, the Zoo Man. The books also teach children about the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colours, countries of the world and calendar and clock reading.The principal characters are the good friends Ant (the more daring and adventurous of the two) and Bee (who is fussier but also more sensible). She began writing the books in order to teach her son how to read and simple three and fourletter words occur repeatedly and are printed in red type for children to read out while a parent reads the rest. 'Ant and Bee and the Rainbow' is one of a series of small-format hardback books written by Angela Banner who wrote all the books in the series and also illustrated the last four. Have you collected all of Ant and Bee's learning adventures? Ant and Bee is a classic brand, and the delightful and much-loved characters are instantly recognisable to thousands of diehard fans today.

Parents and grandparents who grew up with Ant and Bee will love sharing this nostalgic experience from the same era as Ladybird Read it yourself.įirst published in 1950, Ant and Bee were in print for over 40 years. Grown-ups read the black words, but the shorter, simpler red words are for young children to call out. The adorably small format is perfect for little hands.Īnt and Bee teach children to read via word recognition and encourage story sharing with siblings and parents. Ant and Bee discover all the colours in the rainbow and more. Join the lively duo as they create their very own rainbow in this basic introduction to the concept of colour. Over 100,000 copies of the Ant and Bee series already sold! Designed for shared reading fun, this much-loved series will build reading confidence. 'These were the books that taught me how to read' Anthony Horowitz.Ī classic Ant and Bee book to treasure, that is perfect for children aged 3 and up.

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