Released by varese sarabande in 2006 302 066 748 2 containing music from the ant bully 2006. Burden foundation, ohio department of education and the national school climate centers trustees. Bullies always find someone smaller than they are to pick on, so when sid the bully picks on lucas, lucas bullies ants, drenching them with his squirt gun. The ant bully is a wonderful childrens story about a little boy who is picked on, and in return picks on something smaller than him, ants. This picture book is about a boy named lucas who gets bullied by his neighbor sid. When the ants shrink lucas down to their size, he must make amends by learning the ways of the colony and protecting the ants from danger. The ant bully is a 2006 american computeranimated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by john a. Nickle definition of nickle by the free dictionary.
Lucas wishes he could squash sid like a bug, but since sid is bigger than lucas, lucas bullies the ants. In the movie the ant bully, what do the ants use to. The ant bully by john nickle the ant bully is about lucas who is picked on by the neighborhood bully. The ant bully dvd, 2006, full frame for sale online ebay. The ant bully was adapted as an animated motion picture by john a. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young lucas nickle. The ants create a potion that shrinks lucas to the size of an ant. Aug 01, 2006 the ant bully original score from 2006, composed by john debney.
Lastly, the ants dont appreciate sids games and they attack back. In the page in the flower garden, we see the flowers from below from an ants point of view. Make sid, lucas, and ant puppets to reenact the story. Lucas is picked on by the neighborhood bully, and in turn terrorizes the ant colony. Lucas has no hope of solving his sid problem, but he can make himself feel superior by bullying ants. Based on the slight book by john nickle, the ant bully benefits from its alist voice cast which adults should appreciate more than children and dazzling animation that vividly depicts a bugs life and views the human world from a minuscule perspective blades of grass seem like sequoias. By john nickle ant bully 1st first edition hardcover.
The ant bully is a computeranimated film based on the 1999 childrens book. Financial analysis of the ant bully 2006 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Starring the voices of julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep, and paul giamatti, it was produced by tom hanks and gary goetzmans playtone, davis and keith alcorns dna productions and legendary. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
This is the story of a tenyearold boy named lucas nickle, who has just moved to a. After lucas nickle zach tyler floods an ant colony with his watergun, hes magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins. Momentarily fed up, lucas takes out his frustration on a hill of ants in his backyard. Adapted from the book by john nickel, ant bully is first and foremost a lesson for kids on the importance of teamwork and appreciating those willing to help you. Davis and based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name by john nickle. Jan 17, 2015 the dynamic of ants is also seen in the computeranimated movie by john a. An ant wizard shrinks lucas, who then goes to work with the rest of the ants, hauling leaves, finding food, and fighting off an attack of wasps.
The ant bully teaching guide explore antibullying themes with the teaching guide for the ant bully. Great book about a boy who becomes ant size and learns to see the world from a new perspective. A dapted from the book by john nickle, the ant bully is a. Delete from selected list scholastic books for kids. But lucas is too little, and so he bullies the ants instead. Lucas wishes he could squash that big bully sid like a bug.
Nscc is grateful to the following organizations for their invaluable support in developing these resources. Similar films like this summers cars would drown trying to sell the moral, but bully, under the radiant direction of john davis jimmy neutron. Discussion guide the ant bully teaching guide explore antibullying themes with the teaching guide for the ant bully. From bully to ants hero following naskrecki s 1997 revision of the copiphorine genus acantheremus karny, nickle 2001b added another new species, a. John nickles book tells the story of lucas, a kid with a big problema big bully named sid.
Nickle article about nickle by the free dictionary. Lucas, with funny glasses and a strange hat, is bullied by neighborhood meanie, sid. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. He takes out his frustration on the ants in front of his house. Nicolas cage, julia roberts, paul giamatti, and zach tyler in the ant bully 2006. Clever kids spying more than whats listed in the answer key can inform nickle.
The ants decide to take revenge and teach lucas a lesson. Ant bully hardcover march 1, 1999 by john nickle author visit amazons john nickle page. The ant bully isbn 0590395912 is a 1999 childrens book drawn and written by john nickle. Each of the 26 alphabet pages is captioned with the potential number of words and images to find. Adapted from the book by john nickle, the ant bully is a fable of triumph against adversity. Compare stillsclips from the film with images from the book and discuss the differences between reading a book and watching films.
The ant bully story, the ant bully hollywood movie story. The dynamic of ants is also seen in the computeranimated movie by john a. Lucas constantly gets picked on by the neighborhood bully. Being bullied read along book with word highlighting by smart kidz club duration. The information provided on this site is adapted from nsccs breaking the bully victimbystander cycle toolkit.
Clever kids spying more than whats listed in the answer key can inform. With paul giamatti, nicolas cage, julia roberts, meryl streep. A double spread on how to play provides details on whatand what not tocount on the ensuing pages. Based on the childrens book by john nickle, the ant bully has a promising concept. Lucas, in turn, bullies something smaller than himself, a colony of ants. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The great ant adventure, and by judy katschke as the. The information provided on this site is adapted from nsccs breaking the bullyvictimbystander cycle toolkit.
By john nickle ant bully 1st first edition hardcover on. Davis, the ant bully is based on john nickles childrens book of the same name released in 1999. The ant bully original score from 2006, composed by john debney. A dapted from the book by john nickle, the ant bully is a computeranimated fable which promotes the notion that bullies always. Tired of weathering constant attacks on their colony, ants shrink a destructive boy, named lucas zach tyler eisen, to their size and sentence him to live among them until he learns the errors of his ways. The film was produced by tom hanks and playtone and also offered in imax 3d. Make both a small and big lucas as well as a small and big sid. One hundred hungry ants by elinor j pinczes, bonnie mackain. Below are a few things to consider when seeking out other story titles that could work just as well. For engaging, noprep activities for teaching point of view and perspective, please visit my store for this resources.
These activities also engage students in close reading and researching ants. Davis based the film on john nickles childrens book, the story of a lonely little boy named lucas who finds himself the target of neighborhood bullies. The ants decide they have had enough and shrink lucas down to their size. Make a 3d flower garden like this one by using construction paper to make flowers and apply to a reinforced or cardboard paper. Hes not big or brave enough to stand up to sid, so his response to his torment is to bully ants. Resources for this book save to list other books you might like related book resources. Players control lucas nickle, a young boy known to the ants that live in his yard as the destroyer for the abuse he has subjected the colony to. He learns throughout the story, the feeling of compassion and greater understanding towards others and how picking on the little guy, isnt so much fun.
Nickle synonyms, nickle pronunciation, nickle translation, english dictionary definition of nickle. The great ant adventure, and by judy katschke as the ant bully, all published by scholastic, 2006. The ant bully the book the ant bully, written and illustrated by john nickle, is a story about lucas and the lesson he learns about bullying when he is pulled into the ant hole he has been tormenting. The ant bully is based on a picture book by john nickle. Nickles abecedarian offering invigorates the genre with fresh imagery and media. The ant bully tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10yearold boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. The ant bully is a subtle lesson to teach kids what it is like to be a bully and to be bullied and how its evil passes from one kid to another. The ant bully by john nickle meet your next favorite book. John nickle says he has faced many bullies in his lifetime, and writing and illustrating the ant bully gave him a way. Teaching point of view teaching with intentionality. The ant bully was released as a major motion picture by warner bros.
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