Discussion guide the ant bully teaching guide explore antibullying themes with the teaching guide for the ant bully. Starring julia roberts, meryl streep, nicolas cage, paul giamatti. Lucas is picked on by the neighborhood bully, and in turn terrorizes the ant colony. The ant pitied the grasshopper but he died before shed time to bid him stay 11. Ant bully john a davis, julia roberts, alan cumming, paul. Lucas, with funny glasses and a strange hat, is bullied by neighborhood meanie, sid. John nickle says he has faced many bullies in his lifetime, and writing and illustrating the ant bully gave him a way. Though the ant bully is a stateoftheart computer animation spectacle, john debneys music for the film often feels like a throwback to the music accompanying traditional, celbased animation.
The ant bully tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10yearold boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. And they teach him a lesson that will make him and readers think twice about being mean. Delete from selected list scholastic books for kids. Usually as part of the story crew, but for the ant bully, he steps up to the. Film languagevisual literacy look at clipsstills of bullies, victims and points of. The ant bully on dvd november 28, 2006 starring nicolas cage, julia roberts meryl streep, paul giamatti, lily tomlin. The ant bully paperback january 1, 1999 by john nickle author. Lucas wishes he could squash sid like a bug, but since sid is bigger than lucas, lucas bullies the ants.
The bully by paul langan tells about darrell mercers experience with a bully at school. Being bullied read along book with word highlighting by smart kidz club duration. Great book about a boy who becomes ant size and learns to see the world from a new perspective. 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. Everything you need to know about the ant bully movie 2006. In turn, lucas delights in destroying ant hills in his yardventing his frustration on the. Davis and based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name by john nickle. In retaliation, the ants, through an ambiguous magical spell, shrink lucas to their size and he is sentenced to live and work with the. The ant bully was released as a major motion picture by warner bros. The plot and the characters were i chose the book the ant bully by john nickle. The ant bully teaching guide explore antibullying themes with the teaching guide for the ant bully. Bullies try to wipe out entire civilizations the ants, and main character lucas is in constant danger after being shrunk down to ant. Ant bully julia roberts, alan cumming, paul giamatti, shirley maclaine, john a. Davis based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name by john nickle.
Lucas nickles is the new kid in town and the local bully, steve, makes sure he knows it. Lucas wishes he could squash that big bully sid like a bug. Based on a childrens book by john nickle, the ant bully centers on lucas, a boy hounded by the other kids in the neighborhood who takes out his frustration by flooding the ant hill on his front lawn. No, this is an adaption of john nickles book of the same name. The film is about his redemption, of course, but hes so thoroughly annoying that its impossible to root for him. Davis based the film on john nickles childrens book, the story of a lonely little boy named lucas who finds himself the target of. The ant bully is based on a book by john nickle, which tells the tale of a young boy who floods an ant colony with his watergun. Ant bully hardcover march 1, 1999 by john nickle author.
The ant bully is a 2006 american computer animated film written and directed by john a. 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. Recently moved to a new city with his family, he hasnt made a single friend. Based on the childrens book by john nickle, the ant bully has a promising concept. The ant bully written by john nickles spaghetti book club. It gets to the root that people bullied can become bullies.
The exotic flutes and percussion on parade of ants and ant mother sound a little bit like the lion kings music or alternately, the theme from survivor, while the whimsy of honeydew. Make both a small and big lucas as well as a small and big sid. You get dragged by ants outside your house and they show you the ant. The ant bully isbn 0590395912 is a 1999 childrens book drawn and written by john nickle. In it, hova is beginning to explain to lucas about becoming an ant when zoc. Parents need to know that the ant bully has some scenes that might be scary for very young kids particularly some menacing spiders, frogs, wasps, and fly swatters. About the author john nickle has illustrated several acclaimed childrens books including alphabet explosion, who pushed humpty dumpty, and hans my hedgehog. Make sid, lucas, and ant puppets to reenact the story. Lilith aplogizes and dumps beals schedule book in front of him. It is about a young boy named lucas nickle also known as peanut the destroyer, who is the title character in the book and who likes to torment ants.
Lucas gets so fed up with being bullied that he takes. Momentarily fed up, lucas takes out his frustration on a hill of ants in his backyard. Boy genius and producers tom hanks and gary goetzman the polar express, the ant bully tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10yearold boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. Overview from academy award nominated filmmaker john a. Resources for this book save to list other books you might like related book resources. 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. The ant bully is a beloved classroom favorite story. It shows that bullies can be changed back in many cases. The ants decide they have had enough and shrink lucas down to. 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.
Its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox. The ant bully teaches a wonderful lesson about looking at things from someone elses perspective. 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 library binding 1 july 2006 by john nickle author, illustrator visit amazons john nickle page. 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. The ant bully scholastic bookshelf paperback july 1, 2006 by john nickle author. With paul giamatti, nicolas cage, julia roberts, meryl streep. The ant bully is based on a picture book by john nickle. The ant bully original motion picture soundtrack john. Lastly, the ants dont appreciate sids games and they attack back.
A mean bully finds out what it is like to get picked on by someone bigger than you. But the dichotomy loses some of its punch when the good guy is a bad guy tooor at least when hes so obnoxious as to take the fun out of being bad. This is the story of a tenyearold boy named lucas nickle, who has just moved to a new neighborhood, has no friends. The book hatchet, which darrells english teacher, mr. Bullies try to wipe out entire civilizations the ants, and main character lucas is in constant danger after being shrunk down to ant size. The ant bully is the story of a child whopicked on by the neighborhood bully, in turn picks on ants. In the page in the flower garden, we see the flowers from below from an ants point of view. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young lucas nickle.
But lucas is too little, and so he bullies the ants instead. When he falls asleep an ant drops a potion in the boys ear which reduces his size. Poor 10yearold lucas nickle zach tyler eisen cant get a break. 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. 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. 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. Bully book cover count the monkeys book cover day the crayons quit book cover mr. The ant bully by john nickle the ant bully is about lucas who is picked on by the neighborhood bully. The ant bully is a 2006 american computeranimated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by john a. The ants create a potion that shrinks lucas to the size of an ant. Interactive picture books are a great way to involve your child in the story, by asking them. Davis is the writer and director of this adaptation of the illustrated childrens book by the same name.
Film languagevisual literacy look at clipsstills of bullies, victims and points of view from the ant bully. These activities also engage students in close reading and researching ants. Thats the main problem with the ant bully, the new cgi feature from jimmy neutron. Jul 01, 2006 lucas wishes he could squash that big bully sid like a bug. Of course they couldnt have kept this scene asis since the nickles were switched to. Just like in the other kids recent show, monster house, mom and dad, doreen and fred nickle voices of cheri oteri and larry miller leave junior lucas for a. The ant bully zachery tyler julia roberts meryl streep 2006 tired of weathering constant attacks on their colony, ants shrink a destructive boy zach tyler eisen to their size and sentence him to live among th. Young boy realises he has ordered exterminator to remove ant hill and has to avert the impending danger.
Financial analysis of the ant bully 2006 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. He loves to torment ant colonies as revenge for the torment he suffers at the hands of the neighborhood bullies. Make a 3d flower garden like this one by using construction paper to make flowers and apply to a reinforced or cardboard paper. The ants, however, have had enough of lucass nasty games. This book is about some ants and a boy that is a bully to ants. Davis, john nickle, the ant bully screenplay, the ant bully script bruce campbell scripts one of the most successful actors to come out of the bmovie franchise, bruce campbell has built a career on his ability to bring humor and a snarky charm to any film that he stars in. Austin, nicolas cage, meryl streep, julia roberts directed by john a. This collection includes over 6000 books and 4000 objects aesops artifacts, the. Aug 03, 2006 the ant leader uses a magic potion to make him as tiny as an ant. Little lucas nickle zach tyler is brand new in town, but hes already had a runin with local bully steve myles jeffrey.
The ants decide they have had enough and shrink lucas down to their size. The ant bully dna has completed production on the 3d animated feature film, the ant bully, for warner bros. All of this means that the ant bully isnt an exceptionally original score, but it is effective at expressing the films many moods. Jan 16, 2018 the ant bully is a beloved classroom favorite story. The film was produced by tom hanks and playtone and also offered in imax 3d. Davis, the ant bully is based on john nickles childrens book of the same name released in 1999. They turn you smaller than an ant and you wake up on your giant bed and realize, you are the one who shrunk. Giamatti in an epic lifeanddeath struggle waged on the nickles front lawn. The boy is taken into the ant colony and becomes ant like.
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. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Sid is such a big bully that lucas wishes he could squash him like a bug. Lucas, in turn, bullies something smaller than himself, a colony of ants. 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. Nicolas cage, julia roberts, paul giamatti, and zach tyler in the ant bully 2006. The ant bully by john nickle meet your next favorite book. The ant bully story, the ant bully hollywood movie story.
Compare stillsclips from the film with images from the book and discuss the differences between reading a book and watching films. Publication date 2006 topics ants, bullying, bullies, bullies, ants, bullying publisher new york. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young lucas nickle has been taking. This picture book is about a boy named lucas who gets bullied by his neighbor sid. The ant bully is a computeranimated film based on the 1999 childrens book. It was later adapted into a computeranimated film of the same name by john a.
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