Rustle in Grass

by Robin Hawdon and Robin Hawdon

Book Overview

In the tradition of Watership Down comes a remarkable story of a peaceful society turned upside down. When a colony of ants awakens from winter's Long Sleep, they are shattered to learn killer red ants are destroying everything in their path. Can the tiny colony of ants save their world from the marauders?

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812500687
• ISBN13: 9780812500684
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Transcends Young Adult Fiction

OK- here's the carrot- if your kids are the bookish, quiet introspective types (boys or girls) and you want to maintain that, if not reinforce and foment that- GET THEM THIS BOOK. used copies pop up often. I've got a few saved up for birthdays and the like. The characters are so well-constructed, and they're ants!!! Rarely has an anthropomorphic take on the insect world worked so well, at least in my eyes. I haven't messed with an ant since I read this when I was around 10 and I still bristle with anger when someone else does. Dreamer and Storyteller, Snake's Toungue, Spider, The Queen... Every character is well-developed and perfectly used. The writing is deceptively simple- i'd say elegant even. The parables that Storyteller weaves throughout are worth the price of the book alone. Also, it's one of those books that leave you wanting to know more. I remember sitting around and imagining what else happened to Dreamer, wondering about his adventures...I re-read this one every few years, it takes me back- a wellspring for nostalgia and fond remembrances. It's one of the books I used to get my little brother to love reading... it's wonderful, honestly masterful- succinct chapters, fantastic morals, a celebration of hope and courage and dignity in the face destruction. I kid you not, this book is a panacea for empty, nihilistic trash.

A wonderfully lyrical book.

I love this. I picked it up on a whim when I was very young and ended up stealing it from the school library, still have it too. This is one of those books I buy, whenever I see a copy somewhere, just so I can give it to someone or their kid. The story is enchanting, the biology well-used, and the characters are simply unforgettable. Storyteller still fills me with wonder. There are very few books that make me nostalgic for innocence and childhood. This one easily tops the list. Buy a used copy, for yourself, for your kids, for any reason at all. Treasure this.

The best book ever written!!!!!

a magnificant story with everything you could ever wish for in a book. dreamer, snake's tongue, joker and blacksting all make terrific lead characters. Still one or story teller as he is better known is undoubtly the greatest personna of a character! He reveals a fantastic moral in each of his tales.As for spider - what an evil...ant! Fantastic reading for all!!!

Enchanting

A fantastic, well-paced, beautifully told story that grows on you more and more the older you get. I liked this better than Watership Down, though the comparisons are telling. A great gift to get children into reading (worked with my little brother).

This is a wonderful, mesmerising book.

I first read A Rustle In The Grass more than ten years ago. I lent my only copy to a friend from whom I never reclaimed it until it was too late. And ten years later I still haven't forgotten the magic this book evoked.A Rustle In The Grass is a story about a colony of ants threatened by invaders from without and caste descent from within. It's a story about home and community, responsibility and accountability, courage and sacrifice. It's about the best we can be.The plot is well balanced and beautifully paced; proceeding forward briskly without rushing headlong toward conclusion. And the characters are excellent. Still One/Storyteller still haunts me after all these years.Get this book! I assure you you won't regret it's purchase.