Jul 252013
 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Giant Board Book and Plush package

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Giant Board Book and Plush package

  • Giant Board Book and Plush Package

Here is the edition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar that parents and teachers have been raving about! Packaged inside a cardboard handle, an irresistible plush caterpillar peeks out from this giant board book edition of Eric Carle’s perennial classic. This large package is perfect for both homes and classrooms. Eric Carle and Tomie dePaola: Author One-on-One

Eric Carle is the creator, author, and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other children’s books. Tomie de

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  1. 180 of 185 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Perfect spring reading!, June 29, 2000
    By 
    Ann M. Huebner (Virginia, USA) –
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    This is one of my all-time favorite children’s books. One sunny day, a caterpillar pops out of an egg. He is very hungry and begins searching for food. Now, many of Eric Carle’s books have gimmicks–the tactile web in THE VERY BUSY SPIDER and the chirping in THE VERY QUIET CRICKET, for example. The gimmick in this book is that the caterpillar eats holes through all the food, holes that are actually punched into the pages of the book. It’s a good gimmick, actually. Also, many of Carle’s books teach conventions–telling time in THE VERY GROUCHY LADYBUG and animal sounds in THE VERY BUSY SPIDER, for example. This one teaches the days of the week. On Monday, the caterpillar eats this, on Tuesday he eats that, and so forth. Very cute. Eventually, he becomes a fat caterpillar. He then spins himself a cocoon, where he rests for two weeks. And when he emerges…well, you can guess the results. It’s a wonderful story. Best of all, the text is very simple as are the illustrations, so the book will appeal to toddlers as well as the pre-K and kindergarten crowd. In fact, it may appeal more to toddlers, because the story is so very simple. I know I read it as a kindergartener. I loved the holes but found the story rather boring. I read it to my two-year-old this spring, however, and he went nuts over it. The days of the week were lost on him, but he was fascinated by the caterpillar turning into a butterfly–he had no idea! Can’t tell you how many times we read it. We also re-enacted it, crawling on the floor and eating, spinning ourselves into cocoons, and popping out with fluttery wings. In fact, he was so taken with the caterpillar-to-butterfly phenomenon that I ordered some caterpillars (I used “Insect Lore”–they are on-line–but I’m sure there are lots of other places to get them). We read THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR at each stage of their development and then right before we released them as butterflies. It was the highlight of our spring.

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  2. 102 of 108 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    A fun, witty, classic tale., July 10, 2000
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    We have this book in a small and large size together with anEric Carle videotape that has the story. A young caterpillar is bornand begins to eat his way through the world and through many foods that you child will be able to identify. These foods are eaten on each of the seven days of the week, an added bonus, as your child begins to learn that Sunday is a different day that Monday. The caterpillar gets very fat. He builds a cocoon and then emerges a large beautiful butterfly. My 3 year old does not tire of this story. He learns about nature, food and the days of the week in one absolutely stunningly illustrated book. You can’t get much better than this for young children. If you have young children, or if you are looking for a gift for a 4 year old and younger child, this book is highly, highly recommended. Enjoy.

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  3. 52 of 54 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Charming � Eat Your Way Through An Afternoon!, September 27, 2003
    By 
    Maximillian Ben Hanan (Sacramento, California, USA) –

    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.
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    I highly recommend this charming little book for younger children and ELLs (English Language Learners).

    Review by: Maximillian Ben Hanan

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