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UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR SALE UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR SALE by Corey Rosen Schwartz & Kirsti Call illustrated by Erin Taylor S M A R T Y A N T S AUGUST 2023 Schwartz • Call • Taylorby Corey Rosen Schwartz & Kirsti Call illustrated by Erin Taylor UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEFor my own little smarty ant, Naomi.—K.C. For Adam Yenish, who we can always count on! —C.R.S. To my love bugs, Oliver, Alizalyn, and Adam. —E.T. Published by Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003 capstonepub.com Text copyright © 2023 Corey Rosen Schwartz and Kirsti Call Illustrations copyright © 2023 Capstone All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on the Library of Congress website. ISBN: 9781684466146 (hardcover) ISBN: 9781684467013 (ebook PDF) Designed by Jaime Willems UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEWe’re smarty ants, and we can count! We always know the right amount. We love to measure, add, and weigh. We constANTly compute all day. Today we’re adding as we build. We multitask! We’re very skilled. UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEWe’re building one gigANTic home, with turrets and a slANTed dome. We hammer nails to build a frame. Two stories high, each floor the same. 1 UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALE1 + 1 =2 UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEThen add three doors that open wide. One front, one back, one on the side. 1 + 1 + 1=3 UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALEWe build four bedrooms, perfect squares. Two right, two left—adjoining pairs. 2 +2 =4 UNCORRECTED PROOF - NOT FOR RESALENext >