Books in the Sam the Ant series

Sam and Sandy the Ant meet Drag the Dragonfly as he rescues them from what appears to be a flood. Told in English and Spanish, the three central characters represent key intrinsic values demonstrated by children as role models for adults.Sam the Ant persists even as fears are confronted, and is always looking to build community with others.Sandy the Ant affirms and trusts Sam, and learns how to risk.Drag the Dragonfly loves to fly high in the sky to gain a broader perspective.Sam the Ant was created by Samantha “Sam” Feldman and her father, Enrique C. Feldman, when Sam was between the ages of 3 and 6. Sam the Ant was from the beginning a representation of the hero inside all of us.  Sam is joined by fellow ant explorer, “Sandy the Ant” and in the first of 27 books, you are quickly introduced to the third member of this traveling trio, “Drag the Dragonfly.”The 27 books, each with a learning guide, tell one large global story centered on embracing diversity by communicating through adversity.  Multiple cultures are experienced visually and through the use of questions, which permeate each story.  The series is focused on empowering young children in ways which encourage them to:embrace discoveryrecognize multiple perspectivesidentify integrityfoster compassionunderstand perseverancecomprehend subtext through facial gesture and settingbuild language through provocations in the form of questionsEach book ends with a parent guide that gives hints on how parents can use authentic dialogue strategies.  Results have shown an increased desire to read, and an elevated level of curiosity and critical thinking. 

Sam, Sandy, and Drag travel from Sedona, AZ to the Grand Canyon and as Drag the Dragonfly becomes thirsty they stop for a rest.  While Drag searches for water, Sandy notices a large canyon, or what Sandy perceives as a canyon.  Sandy is excited and stand to close to the edge and falls in. In a daring rescue, Sam and Drag save Sandy, but as they do, they see two looming eyes out of the depth of the canyon, which is fact a rabbit hole. They meet Will the Rappin Rabbit who spins a jam for the trio and introduces them to his friend, Barnabus, a bird. More specifcially, a Bohemian Waxwing! "Barney" takes the trio, who want to see water and the world, onto their next adventure!  Told in English and Spanish, the three central characters represent key intrinsic values demonstrated by children as role models for adults.Sam the Ant persists even as fears are confronted, and is always looking to build community with others.Sandy the Ant affirms and trusts Sam, and learns how to risk.Drag the Dragonfly loves to fly high in the sky to gain a broader perspective.Sam the Ant was created by Samantha “Sam” Feldman and her father, Enrique C. Feldman, when Sam was between the ages of 3 and 6. Sam the Ant was from the beginning a representation of the hero inside all of us.  The Fall is the third of 30 books.The 30 books, each with a learning guide, tell one large global story centered on Understanding that adversity can be your allyEmbracing diversity as opportunityFostering multiple perspectives.Multiple cultures are experienced visually and through the use of questions, which permeate each story.  The series is focused on empowering young children in ways which encourage them to:embrace discoveryrecognize multiple perspectivesidentify integrityfoster compassionunderstand perseverancecomprehend subtext through facial gesture and settingbuild language through provocations in the form of questionsEach book ends with a unique parent and learning guide that gives hints on how parents can use authentic learning strategies.  Results have shown, with the use of these books, an increased desire to read, and an elevated level of curiosity and critical thinking.

Sam the Ant, Sandy the Ant, and Drag the Dragonfly meet Barnabus, a Bohemian Waxwing who takes them from the Grand Canyon (Book 3), all the way to San Francisco. Just as they arrive, the flight of Barnabus takes a dangerous turn and Sam, Sandy and Drag find themselves in a confusing perspective of metal, steel and reflection before encountering another challenge in the streets of San Francisco! Each book comes with a unique parent guide and learning guide, which are scaffolded for beginning to intermediate to advanced parenting, just as the books are scaffoled with regards to reading complexity. These books address the important messages of: embracing multiple perspectives, seeing adversity as an ally, and diversity as strength.