Billy Is Nasty To Ant: Billy Growing Up, #3
By James Minter
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For 7 to 9 year old boys and girls.
Jealousy only really hurts the person who feels it. Help your child to understand how this emotion stands in their way to feeling happy. Billy Field and Ant Turner are involved in a school production. Billy believes he deserves the most attention, and the prize for being the better student. When his best friend Ant receives both, he feels jealous. For Billy, it isn’t fair, and he’s afraid he will lose his popularity as Ant becomes the centre of attention. Billy blames Ant for how he’s feeling and wants to get his own back. He tries to turn people against his friend, and even tells lies. Ant has done nothing wrong, and doesn’t understand why Billy is behaving the way he is. What can Ant do to stop Billy from being so nasty? What will it take to restore their friendship? Does Ant want Billy as a friend in future? Billy Is Nasty To Ant is the third title in the Billy Books series. Each book addresses a unique topic—bullying, arrogant pride, jealousy, lying, stealing, lack of self-belief, understanding money, and secrets. Written to help parents, guardians and teachers deal with the issues that challenge pre-teen children; each topic is presented in a gentle way through storytelling. Setting the issues in a meaningful context helps children to understand the challenges, and to see things from a different perspective. The books act as icebreakers allowing for discussions of difficult subjects. Additionally, each title is supported by an activity book to reinforce the learning, while having fun. Buying this book today will support your child in dealing with this all too common but negative emotion.
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Billy Is Nasty To Ant - James Minter
1 - End-Of-Term Project
Right, class, let’s have some quiet.
Miss Tompkins, year five’s form teacher, clapped her hands to get their attention.
Best mates Billy, Ant, and Tom shared the same table. As usual, Ant sat telling a joke. He spoke in a soft voice so that Miss wouldn’t hear him.
If it takes one man one week to walk a fortnight, how many apples in a bunch of grapes?
Ant sat back, flashing a big gummy smile. Well?
Billy and Tom exchanged glances, before screwing up their faces in a what’s he talking about? sort of way.
You don’t know, do you?
Ant grinned from ear to ear. It’s obvious, two elephants, of course.
He sniggered.
Confused, Billy let out a mocking laugh. You’re weird.
He spoke at the same time as Miss Tompkins.
Billy Field, that means you!
Her eyes narrowed, and she raised her voice to make herself heard.
Sorry, Miss Tompkins.
Billy’s face turned red. The colour travelled to the tip of his ears. He did not like getting picked out by her; he always liked to think that he was her favourite. The last thing he wanted to do was to upset her.
Billy looked down at his books. It’s all your fault, Ant,
he spoke in a whisper. For telling such a stupid joke. Now, you’ve made Miss shout at me.
Billy eyeballed him.
Miss Tompkins continued to speak, Today, we will start our end-of-term project.
She spoke in a slow, loud voice. You will work in groups of three.
She moved to the front of her desk and leant against a corner. You can choose who you want to work with and sit with them.
The sound of chair legs scraping on the wooden floor followed. Not yet! Wait until I say so.
She eyed the class. Now, quickly and quietly, move into your groups.
The noise in the room exploded with the sound of twenty-seven class members all standing at once. Billy, Ant, and Tom remained seated. As mates, they always did things together.
I wonder what we’ll get to do.
Tom looked about him and pointed. Have you seen Khalid? He’s got to work with Julie and Suzanna. Poor him.
Billy turned to look. I hope he likes boy bands. That’s all they ever talk about.
He smirked at the thought of Khalid’s challenge.
Okay, now,
Miss Tompkins called out to bring calm back to the classroom. So, who’s working together?
She walked in the spaces between the tables, taking note of the different groups. Please, listen carefully. This project will count toward your individual assessment, but I’m also looking to see which team works best together, and which individual student contributes most to their team’s efforts.
She still hasn’t told us what we’re doing.
Billy spoke out of the corner of his mouth so that Miss would not hear, but she did.
Billy, not again! Now is not the time for talking.
Miss Tompkins held his gaze.
Sorry, Miss.
He looked away, swallowed up by his embarrassment.
I need one team member from each group to come to the front.
Miss Tompkins waved her hand in a ‘come here’ gesture. So, choose who you want to send.
A flurry of activity followed, as a race of children headed to her desk. Before Billy and Tom had time to discuss it, Ant had leapt from his seat. He reached her first.
Who said it should be him?
Billy asked, wide-eyed and glaring at Tom.
Tom shrugged. I dunno; not me.
Ant returned, waving several sheets of paper. He set them down on the table, and all three boys leant in.
This is awesome.
Tom continued to read; his eyes looked like flying saucers. Create a TV-style advert. And look, it’s a class competition where we get to vote on everyone else’s.
He jumped up and down in his chair.
Yeah, but that means they’ll get to vote on ours as well.
Billy pointed to the paper. Look, there’s an award for the team that produces the most creative thirty-second advert. And for the individual who makes the biggest contribution.
That will be me, Billy thought.
Cor, does it say what we have to advertise?
Tom could hardly get his words out with the excitement.
Before anyone had time to answer, Ant stood up. "I know, let’s do Rice Krispies. I’ll