Ant bully hardcover march 1, 1999 by john nickle author. The film is about his redemption, of course, but hes so thoroughly annoying that its impossible to root for him. It gets to the root that people bullied can become bullies. Lastly, the ants dont appreciate sids games and they attack back. The plot and the characters were i chose the book the ant bully by john nickle. The ant bully is a 2006 cgi animated movie based on a childrens book by john nickle the film is about a boy named lucas nickle who, after being picked on by some bullies, takes out his anger on an anthill. Little lucas nickle zach tyler is brand new in town, but hes already had a runin with local bully steve myles jeffrey. The ant bully is based on a picture book by john nickle.
Ant bully hardcover march 1, 1999 by john nickle author visit amazons john nickle page. Jan 16, 2018 the ant bully is a beloved classroom favorite story. Lucas is a boy who moves to a new neighbourhood and is bullied by the other kids in his class. It featurs the voices of zach tyler eisen, julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep and paul giamatti, was produced by tom hanks and gary goetzmans playtone, john a. Lucas is picked on by the neighborhood bully, and in turn terrorizes the ant colony. Lucas was originally stubborn, childish and bratty. The ant bully scholastic bookshelf paperback july 1, 2006 by john nickle author. The ant bully paperback january 1, 1999 by john nickle author. The ant bully teaching guide explore antibullying themes with the teaching guide for the ant bully. Adding to the impact is the books strong antibully theme. When unhappy lucas does bad things to an ant hill, he is punished by being shrunk down to insect size and made to train as an ant by the colony. There are no caracters from either of the other films or place settings etc. 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.
Financial analysis of the ant bully 2006 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The ants create a potion that shrinks lucas to the size of an ant. Buy a cheap copy of the ant bully scholastic bookshelf. John nickle lucas learns a lesson about bullying when he is pulled into the ant hole he has been tormenting. John nickle says he has faced many bullies in his lifetime, and writing and illustrating the ant bully gave him a way. The ant bully walkthrough part 5 wii, ps2, gamecube, pc lost ants.
I didnt think thered be much else to it besides a boy being shrunk, learning his lesson, and being made large again, but theres actually more than that which lent itself. Bullies try to wipe out entire civilizations the ants, and main character lucas is in constant danger after being shrunk down to ant. Pdf ant colony optimization and swarm intelligence 5th international workshop ants 2006. This arrangement for strings or full orchestra brings the excitement of the original soundtrack to your young students in a very playable format. Lucas wishes he could squash that big bully sid like a bug. Jul 01, 2006 lucas wishes he could squash that big bully sid like a bug. Nickle definition of nickle by the free dictionary. This book is about some ants and a boy that is a bully to ants. Lucas, in turn, bullies something smaller than himself, a colony of ants. Poor 10yearold lucas nickle voiced by zach tyler eisen cant get a break.
Little ant childrens books books, books, inspiration. 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. While the ant bully isnt devoid of enjoyment, families have far better choices available. 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 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. Momentarily fed up, lucas takes out his frustration on a hill of ants in his backyard. Being bullied read along book with word highlighting by smart kidz club duration. Discussion guide the ant bully teaching guide explore antibullying themes with the teaching guide for the ant bully. 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. 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. 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. With paul giamatti, nicolas cage, julia roberts, meryl streep.
Search for library items search for lists search for. 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. Make sid, lucas, and ant puppets to reenact the story. Aug 01, 2006 the ant bully original score from 2006, composed by john debney. The ants, however, have had enough of lucass nasty games. Jun 19, 2005 no, this is an adaption of john nickles book of the same name. The ant bully film wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the ant bully is a 2006 american computeranimated film written and directed by john a. 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. The ant bully library binding 1 july 2006 by john nickle author, illustrator visit amazons john nickle page. Based on the childrens book by john nickle, the ant bully has a promising concept. He is a young kid who is different from his neighborhood kids and doesnt like to be bullied by them. This picture book is about a boy named lucas who gets bullied by his neighbor sid.
A mean bully finds out what it is like to get picked on by someone bigger than you. Starring the voices of zach tyler eisen, julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep and paul giamatti, the film was produced by tom hanks and gary goetzmans playtone, davis and keith. Lucas constantly gets picked on by the neighborhood bully. A dapted from the book by john nickle, the ant bully is a computeranimated fable which promotes the. John nickle both wrote and illustrated the book that inspired the movie, and while i wasnt expecting much i found it to be a really good read filled with wonderful artwork. Nickle has grounded his highly imaginative and very funny fantasy in scientific factif not always in scientific realityas he depicts worker ants defending the colony from wasps and spiders, and drone ants attending the queen. The ant bully isbn 0590395912 is a 1999 childrens book drawn and written by john nickle. Which taking advantage of the chance to dogpile on the lone defender brings up a good discussion point about why nondisney studios are so afraid of childrens books. The ants decide they have had enough and shrink lucas down to their size.
Adding to the impact is the book s strong antibully theme. Lucas nickle is the antagonistturnedmain protagonist of the film. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The ant bully written by john nickles spaghetti book club. Boy genius and producers tom hanks and gary goetzman the polar express, the ant bully tells a witty and heartwarming story. The smaller boy is bigger than the ants so he bullies them. Originally published in 1999 lucas learns a lesson about bullying when he is pulled into the ant hole he has been tormenting now a major motion picture. A kid who hates ants finds himself living among the sixlegged critters in this computeranimated comedyadventure. If you enjoyed a bugs life, you will enjoy this movie and its music.
A dapted from the book by john nickle, the ant bully is a. The ant bully written by john nickles illustrated by john nickles. Lucas wishes he could squash sid like a bug, but since sid is bigger than lucas, lucas bullies the ants. He takes out his frustration on the ants in front of his house. The ants decide to take revenge and teach lucas a lesson.
The ant bully 2006 online streaming the 2nd generation movie. Great book about a boy who becomes ant size and learns to see the world from a new perspective. It shows that bullies can be changed back in many cases. Davis and based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name by john nickle. And they teach him a lesson that will make him and readers think twice about being mean. Publication date 2006 topics ants, bullying, bullies, bullies, ants, bullying publisher new york. The ant bully is a 2006 american computeranimated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by john a. The ant bully by john nickle the ant bully is about lucas who is picked on by the neighborhood bully. These activities also engage students in close reading and researching 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. Find recording details and track inforamtion for the ant bully, film score john debney on allmusic. This colorful picture book features the lovable little ant and his discovery that his own shadow is a bully. The ants who live there dont take too kindly to this, and magically shrink him down to ant size so that they can punish him. 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.
Sid is such a big bully that lucas wishes he could squash him like a bug. The ants decide they have had enough and shrink lucas down to. Compare stillsclips from the film with images from the book and discuss the differences between reading a book and watching films. The ant bully, film score recording details and tracks. The ant bully walkthrough part 8 wii, ps2, gamecube, pc ant traps. Resources for this book save to list other books you might like related book resources. Make both a small and big lucas as well as a small and big sid. Poor 10yearold lucas nickle zach tyler eisen cant get a break. 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. Released by varese sarabande in 2006 302 066 748 2 containing music from the ant bully 2006. Nickle synonyms, nickle pronunciation, nickle translation, english dictionary definition of nickle.
Davis based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name by john nickle. Thats the main problem with the ant bully, the new cgi feature from jimmy neutron. Make a 3d flower garden like this one by using construction paper to make flowers and apply to a reinforced or cardboard paper. In the page in the flower garden, we see the flowers from below from an ants point of view. It was later adapted into a computeranimated film of the same name by john a. Lucas nickle voice of zach tyler eisen is a tenyearold boy whose family has just moved to a new town, and lucas isnt enjoying it much he hasnt made any friends yet, his big sister ignores him, his parents voices of larry miller and cheri oteri are occupied with their. 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. As a result of being bullied, he bullied the ant nest on his property, until a wizard ant named, zoc shrunk him to teach him a valuable and a life changing lesson. But lucas is too little, and so he bullies the ants instead. Publication date 2006 topics ants, bullying, bullies, bullies. Reviewed by mmr3 age 8 this book is about some ants and a boy that is a bully to ants. Film languagevisual literacy look at clipsstills of bullies, victims and points of. Delete from selected list scholastic books for kids.
Recently moved to a new city with his family, he hasnt made a single friend. The ant bully by john nickle meet your next favorite book. Having seen the film i was able to find this book in the school library. The ant bully, as part of antibully week the pupils went to see the film the ant bully.