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~ The story ~
'In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf'...so begins this classic story book.
On Sunday morning the egg popped and out of it came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar who started to look for some food...
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With its lovely, humorous illustrations and wonderful narrative about a hungry ... more
caterpillar growing up to be a beautiful butterfly, Eric Carle's story touches anyone who still has some growing to do. Along with reassuring repetition--"He was still hungry"--the book includes some wonderful interactive moments: what youngster can resist sticking a finger through that hole in the page as his ravenous friend makes his way through various delicacies?
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In The Very Hungry Caterpillar Game, children go on a journey of learning and ... more
transformation as their caterpillar develops from egg to beautiful butterfly.As children guide their caterpillars through the game, they practice colour recognition, counting and fine motor skills.
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Advantages: Bright, colourful book, teaches the days of the week and life cycle of a caterpillar. Disadvantages: Absolutely none!!
...because it has certainly stood the test of time better than myself!! It's a fab book, loved by many children and adults alike.
~ The story ~
'In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf'...so begins this classic story book.
On Sunday morning the egg popped and out of it came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar who started to look for some food...
On Monday he ate through one apple ... .../>
And so on, following the days of the week and a different number of items from 1 to 5.
On Saturday he ate through a multitude of items: salami, swiss cheese, cherry pie, watermelon and so on...........enough to give even a grown adult a stomache!! And lo and behold that is what he got.
Not content the caterpillar ate through a leaf on the Sunday and felt a lot better (no Rennies required!)
It's extremely hard to believe that this book is older than me because it has certainly stood the test of time better than myself!! It's a fab book, loved by many children and adults alike.
~ The story ~
'In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf'...so begins this classic story book.
On Sunday morning the egg popped and out of it came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar who started to look for some food...
On Monday he ate through one apple but he was still hungry.
On Tuesday he ate through two pears but he was still hungry
And so on, following the days of the week and a different number of items from 1 to 5.
On Saturday he ate through a multitude of items: salami, swiss cheese, cherry pie, watermelon and so on...........enough to give even a grown adult a stomache!! And lo and behold that is what he got.
Not content the caterpillar ate through a leaf on the Sunday and felt a lot better (no Rennies required!)
He wasn't hungry or little anymore.......'He was a big fat caterpillar.'
He proceeded to make a small house for himself and stayed there for 2 weeks until he nibbled his way out of his house and he was a beautiful butterfly!
~ Educational value ~This story follows the ravenous caterpillar's path as he eats his way through mountains of food which also incorporates the following educational aspects:
Children can join in with the chant of 'but he was still hungry'.
Helps build up children's sequencing and memory skills with ordering the food that he ate.
It teaches children about the life cycle of a caterpillar in a fun and colourful way.
It teaches the sequence of the days of the week.
It involves counting skills.
It helps children learn about different types of food.
~ Illustrations ~Eric Carle's technique of using layers of tissue paper which he sometimes paints or colours on and then pastes on to a white background is very apparant in this book.
His images are childlike but complex and the use of bright vibrant colours is excellent for young children who respond to bold, colourful drawings.
The sun and moon both have discreet 'smiley' faces on them which children like the idea of.
When the caterpillar turns in to a big, fat one, Carle has drawn it so that it takes up the whole of the page and the beautiful butterfly, with it's rich vibrant colours has been given a whole double page which children can't fail to 'wow' at.
My favourite aspect (and children's too) is the fact that Carle has used a technique of cutting holes in the centre of each piece of food that the caterpillar has eaten it's way through which look very much like a leaf in the garden that a caterpillar has nibbled through so making it look as if the caterpillar really has munched it's way through all of it.
In the section where the caterpillar is eating the fruit, on Monday 1, on Tuesday 2 pears and so on, Eric Carle has used paper of varying sizes so that the sequence of the food can be seen by the reader and you can even get in to the concept of 'how many more?' with older children.
~ Age Range ~
I would suggest age 2 upwards (especially the board book for very little hands that can rip pages)
~ Price ~
My paperback Puffin book (ISBN: 0 -140-56932-4) was £5.99 but www.amazon.co.uk and www.ebay.co.uk have some very good bargains, e.g. used and new from £2 as of February 2006. Well worth looking around for bargains!
~ Products ~
This book is available in paperback, hardcover, board book & Big Book format.
There is an Audio CD of the story by Collins.
Hamish Hamilton Ltd have produced a lovely book and toy gift set.
Puffin have also made a 'My own very hungry caterpillar colouring book' which is a huge hit with children.
~ Other Eric Carle Books ~ Too many to write a list of but here are a few to wet your appetite:
The tiny seed Little cloud The bad-tempered ladybird Rooster's off to see the world Today is Monday.
In short, the imaginative illustrations and clever cut out detail charting the progress of a very hungry caterpillar is a fantastic book for young children with HUGE educational value.
Advantages: A timeless classic that your child will enjoy time and time again. Disadvantages: You may have to read this story so many times it will become permanently imprinted in your brain.
...book collection is complete without the classic _The Very Hungry Caterpillar_ This book was written 40 years ago by _Eric Carle_ and has been a favourite of many children including myself when I was younger. The book comes in several different formats, I decided the board book would be the best option as my little boy gets quite excited and likes to help turn the pages; he also enjoys looking at his books alone. I ordered the book from Amazon and ... ...an excellent price the RRP for the book is £5.99 however it can be picked up for a lot less than that. This particular version of the book is recommended for babies from 9 months to 2 years. The book has nice sturdy white glossy pages with rounded corners, Perfect for eager little hands! The story is very simple and I'm sure there are not many people that don't know this story. It is about the life of a tiny caterpillar, it starts off... _In the ...
Autarkis 02.09.2009
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Advantages: Great picture book for young children Disadvantages: none
...~~~~The Story and Illustrations~~~~
The story focuses around a very small caterpillar who on a bright sunny morning pops out of the egg. The picture gives us our first introduction to the caterpillar- exactly as children would imagine a caterpillar to look- green with a little red face, legs and two large antennae. It really is sunny, and we can tell because the sun on this double page spread is bright and glowingly orange/yellow.
It's when the ... ...hungry. At this stage of the story, the left hand side of the double page is as normal- a shining sun and a caterpillar looking for food. The right hand pages become rather like an index, with the first page showing two apples and being cut quite close to the spine and after that they get slightly bigger and we see more of the foods he has eaten. On Monday he eats an apple, Tuesday two pears, Wednesday he ate through three plums, Thursday four strawberries, ...
danielalong 19.11.2007
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Advantages: A wonderfull book Disadvantages: Your fingers may get sore
The very hungry caterpillar
Br Eric Carle
This is a simple but beautiful book cleverly put together with timeless appeal. It was first published way back in 1969 but still feels fresh and vibrant all these years later. My son loves it and he’s only nine months! The illustrations are what make this a wonderful book Carle has a style that is all his own mixing lively brushwork with delicate collage. We have two versions of the book one is small, ... ...push through those holes.
The smaller of the two books is ideal for my son to look at by himself (he loves books) and at only £4.99 is a must for any parent. The story is very simple and traces the life of a very hungry Caterpillar from an egg on a large green leaf to the magical day when he turns into a beautiful Butterfly. The first page starts with a warm blue moon looking over the leaf that the egg is resting on with the text:
“In the ...
mookiepunk 24.03.2004
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Advantages: Classic tale - teaches the life cycle of a butterfly Disadvantages: none
...most successful venture as over the years it has been translated and published into more than 30 languages and has sold over 22 million copies. As well as writing books Eric Carle is famous for his illustrations too.
***The Story***
"In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf."
So starts the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. As the sun appears we see a very small caterpillar pop out of the egg and immediately he starts to look for ... ...leaf. Feeling much better after the leaf we see that he is now a big fat caterpillar who isn't hungry anymore.
All that's left for him to do is build a small house for himself to stay in for a couple of weeks before pushing his way out when he is a beautiful butterfly.
***The Illustrations***
The drawings look like prints taken from paintings with lots of depth and texture to them. The colours are bright and vibrant as in real paintings even though ...
belfin 01.04.2006
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Advantages: One to return to again and again (and again......) Disadvantages: None
"In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf…."
I can recite the whole thing (well, maybe getting a little confused with the order of the different foods) and I bet I'm far from the only one! The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been around for a loooong time - nearly as long as I have, in fact, and that's ages - and is rightly regarded as a children's classic, which has been translated into over 50 languages. Apparently, a copy is sold every ... ...George W Bush has listed the book among his favourites from when he was growing up… a statement which raised a few eyebrows as he was, in fact, twenty-three when the book was first published in 1969. ~The Author~
Author and illustrator Eric Carle was born in 1929 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar is his best known book, but he has also written and illustrated many others, over 70 in total. Carle was born in Syracuse, New York to German emigrant parents, ...
sheri3004 21.05.2008
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Advantages: good illustrations east to read Disadvantages: lacks something if you compare it to other books that the author has done
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Advantages: Repetitve and easy for kids to pick up Disadvantages: Some of the animals are strange colours
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Type
Fiction
Genre
Children's
Title
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Author
Eric Carle
ISBN
241141060
EAN
9780241141069
Manufacturer's product description
Classic picture book available for the first time on CD, narrated by Roger McGough and Juliet Stevenson. Five of Eric Carle's picture book texts collected together on cassette, with music. The stories are: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me The Very Quiet Cricket The Mixed Up Chameleon I See a Song
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