Lavish colors and bold forms illustrate the ancient Mexican legend of a giant red ant bringing food to earth. Symbols in the illustrations are similar to those on the picture-writing manuscripts from which this tale is adapted. This book is the first in a new series: Food Mountain Books, tales that will focus on food, land, and energy. (4-9 years)

An Aztec legend recounting how a giant red ant helped the ancient god, Quetzalcoatl, bring corn to the first, hungry people of the Earth.