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Summary: Children's classic
Review: Another great story from Carle. His illustrations are always fantastic, but his stories can be erratic. This on is a dead-on hit. It is the brief story of a caterpillar's feeding frenzy before he makes his metamorphosis into a butterfly. The book introduces children to the days of the week, the names of fruits, and numbers as the caterpillar eats through different foods each day --two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, etc.-- until he finally weaves his cocoon and emerges as a beautiful butterfly. This story is a hit every time. Carle's bright colors and clever die-cut artwork never cease to entertain even the youngest child, and there is surely nothing in nature closer to magic than the emergence of a butterfly. This is a beautiful and fun book that will enthrall any child.
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Summary: My Son's Favorite
Review: I don't know exactly what my two-year-old sees in this book, but he has had a special affinity for it since it was given as a gift a year ago. It may be the varying size of pages that he appreciates. The holes that represent where the caterpillar has eaten may also interest him. There is also a rythym to the text that may please his ears.
For me, I enjoy the artwork very much though I am not sure how the illustrations were done. Some of these appear to be made by pasting and photographing textured paper into leaves and a caterpillar. The book is also sturdy and has survived being carried around as my child's favorite book and a trip to the hospital where it comforted him.
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Summary: I love this book!
Review: I loved this book when I was little. I am pregnant right now, and I can't wait to read this book to my baby as soon as they are old enough to be interested! :)
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Summary: A very good counting book
Review: My 15 month old will sit on his own and play with this book for 10 minutes at a time, and longer if he is in my lap! I recommend the board book version because of the different size pages and great holes the caterpillar has "chewed" in it. My son puts his fingers in the holes, and I tickle them from the other side, telling him the caterpillar is getting him. He LOVES this book!
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Summary: Classic Story
Review: My 3 year old daughter enjoys this wonderful story. She loves that the caterpillar turns into a beautiful butterfly at the end. She has also received the video of this book, as well as a Very Hungry Caterpillar stuffed doll. She loves them all. Eric Carle's artwork is modern yet accessible.
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Summary: A fun "must have" children's book!
Review: Recommendation:
Great and fun book for the very young reader! One of those "must have's" for growing children!Educational Summary:
A cute story with lot's of color's, shapes (different foods), sizes and sounds. It teaches early counting, food types, as well as the life cycle of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. Story:
The very hungry caterpillar grows from an egg, and of course is very hungry. Each day, the caterpillar eats one more item than the day before - until he is very, very full! (Why we can't eat chocolate and candy all day long.) Then, the caterpillar, being very full and feeling very badly eats "a single green leaf". After "resting" in its cocoon, the caterpillar becomes a beautiful butterfly.
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Summary: Charming ¿ Eat Your Way Through An Afternoon!
Review: Story Synopsis:
- A caterpillar eats his way through different foods until he is full and weaves a cocoon transforming into a beautiful butterfly. Charming colorful illustrations of foods along with the fat caterpillar and catchy little holes in the foods where the caterpillar "had his snack" make this book a hit with young children. Review:
- Eric Carle's classic, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has charmed millions over the years with it's simple memorable story, striking illustrations and the gimmicky holes on each of its' pages. To date, more than 12 million copies of this book have been sold in its original, full-sized edition, and mini editions. This beloved tale of science and gluttony has also been translated into 20 languages and counting. Die-cut pages (each page has a hole where the "caterpillar" ate through the food item) illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days. Strikingly bold, colorful pictures and a simple text in large, clear type tell the story of a hungry little caterpillar's culinary progress through an amazing variety and quantity of foods. Full at last, he weaves a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep, to emerge a few weeks later as a wonderfully transformed and beautiful butterfly! The final, double-page picture of the butterfly is a joyous explosion of color, a vibrant affirmation of the wonder and beauty of Nature. This story is a hit every time. Carle's bright colors and clever die-cut artwork never cease to entertain even the youngest child, and there is surely nothing in nature closer to magic than the emergence of a butterfly. This is a beautiful, educational and fun book. Literary Features For Young Readers:
- Simple words appropriate to pre-readers, younger children and ELLs (English Language Learners).
- The predictability of the words and their tie-in with the illustrations makes the book easy for pre-readers to understand.
- The rhythm of the prose makes the book memorable and fun book to read for little people.
- Strikingly bold, colorful pictures tell the story of the hungry little caterpillar in complement with the simple words.
- Eric Carle's art gimmick (i.e. the die-cut holes through the food illustrations on each page) gives small children (and the occasional adult like me!) an extra bit of fun and enjoyment
- The moral lessons of the story are simple and universal: "Don't judge a person by the way they look" and "real beauty is more than skin-deep." Teaching Tie-ins:
- Counting skills (Foods accumulate progressively)
- The days of the week.
- Nutrition (The best food for the caterpillar is the leaf, not the candy, cake, etc. or why we can't eat chocolate and candy all day long)
- Intro to science and biology:
It is a fun book with its' "holes" that have been eaten through the pages, and become a preschoolers introduction to science/biology when the little caterpillar turns into a beautiful butterfly.
- Shapes (foods) Possible Projects:
- Food or nutrition mobiles and other related projects.
- Art collages in the style or Eric Carle using torn tissue and other media.
- Simple life cycle science projects (posters are life cycle mobiles)
- Caterpillar art activity: creating caterpillars out of an egg cartoons.
- As a preschool and kindergarten teacher, I had classes perform simple plays for young children based upon this book.
----------------------------------------------- I highly recommend this charming little book for younger children and ELLs (English Language Learners). Review by: Maximillian Ben Hanan
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Summary: both my son and I love this book...
Review: The unusual, bold illustrations, the simple text, as well as the "educational value" (counting, days of the week, etc.) make this one of my favourites.
My 21-month old son also loves it... especially sticking his fingers in the holes the caterpillar has left in the food (so do consider the board book if your child's the touchy-feely type!).
A book I like to read with my son regularly and one I like giving as a gift to other mommies - it's usually a hit with their babies / toddlers too.
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Summary: A CLASSIC BOOK ON SEVERAL LEVELS
Review: The Very Hungry Caterpillar is simply a classic of childrens literature because it does so many things in one little book. It teaches children about counting as the caterpillar slowly eats his way through multitudes of different foods. It teaches the days of the week, as each day passes and the caterpillar eats more and more...It can teach colors as each food is easily identified by it's colors such as the bright red apple. And it even teaches some beginning science as we see the caterpillar hatch from an egg...then build his cocoon, and emerge a beautiful little butterfly.
Carle spins this tale in a manner so easy for pre-K kids to understand and follow along with perfectly simple and colorful illustrations to complement the text. This book is one of my 2 year olds true favorites to read at story time. It's been around for quite awhile but this book is always a winner. All of Carle's books are highly recommended!
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This book is wonderful! My girls ages 4 and 2 love this book so much. Would highly recommend!
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