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The very hungry caterpillar / by Eric Carle.
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399208539 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 30 cm
- Publisher: New York : Philomel Books, [1987]
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| Subject: | Caterpillars > Juvenile fiction. Metamorphosis > Juvenile fiction. Butterflies > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Picture books. |
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- 0 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FAV JP Carle | 31681030059604 | PICTURE | Checked out | 02/26/2026 |
| Stroud Branch | FAV JP Carle | 31681020097317 | PICTURE | Checked out | 02/25/2026 |
- Baker & Taylor
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.The beginning reader may watch a hungey caterpillar eat his way to the cocoon stage, when he hibernates for two weeks to emerge as a beautiful butterfly - Cengage Learning
An egg hatches into a very hungry caterpillar that eats and eats until he?s ready to build his cocoon. - Penguin Putnam
THE ICONIC #1 BESTSELLER ⢠The all-time classic picture book starring the worldâs favorite caterpillar! Generations of children have grown up on this beautifully dramatized story of a caterpillar who eats his way to becoming a butterfly.
One of The Atlanticâs 65 Essential Childrenâs Books
âGorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative.ââThe New York Times Book Review
In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
One Sunday morning the warm sun came up andâpop!âout of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.
So begins the journey of Eric Carleâs most beloved storybook character. Follow along as one of natureâs loveliest marvels eats his way through an amazing variety of foods as he prepares to transform into a beautiful butterfly! Children will love the strikingly bold, colorful pictures against a simple text in large, clear type.
An innovative, entertaining story that teaches little ones about counting and the days of the week, this book doubles as the perfect way to introduce change as a positive and necessary part of life. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is an ideal gift for new babies, baby showers, birthdays, and other new beginnings! - Random House, Inc.
THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life?
Carle's classic tale of a voracious caterpillar who eats his way through the days of the week and then changes into a eautiful butterfly has been reissued in a sumptuous twenty-fifth anniversary edition with a shiny, silver-coated cover and wonderfully thick, durably pages.
âThe Horn Book
"The very hungry caterpillar literally eats his way through the pages of the bookâand right into your child's heart..."
âMother's Manual
"Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative..."
âThe New York Times Book ReviewÂ
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