The Ant Book and See-Through Model

Luann Colombo. Andrews McMeel Publishing, $14.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8362-4229-4

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ants can be gleaned from Andrews and McMeel's The Ant Book & See-Through Model ($12.95, ages 4-up ISBN 0-8362-4229-7). Packaged in a clear-domed plastic tray, the kit includes a translucent ant's body and add-on parts, plus a 48-page paperback guide-cum-instruction booklet (``Snap your ant's eyes in place before you lose them''). (Dec.)

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