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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (精装)
by Eric Carle
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Picture books, Story, Days of a week, Ages 0-3, Children's books |
| Market price: ¥ 128.00
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¥ 118.00
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MSL rating:
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| MSL Pointer Review:
An enjoyable tale about the young caterpillar learning about life and growing to maturity as a butterfly with a beautiful and educational transformation as the ending. |
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A reader, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
This was one of my daughter's favorite, and one of mine too. The story has a lot of excitement and dramatic tension to it, even though it's extremely calming and great for bedtime. The version we had included a sound chip at the end, and the added dimension of sound really intensifies the entire experience and makes the book a Super-Duper Classic. It's like you're out there in the fields with your kid and these caterpillars, and for me, looking back on it, there's no other way to describe the feeling better than Spiritual. |
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A. Newton, Australia
<2006-12-22 00:00>
This book is deservedly a classic for the littlies. Great story and fabulous illustrations as you count along through the caterpillar's feast until his amazing transformation into a butterfly. Most kids love the way the pages have been punched to show the caterpillar eating his way through his food. Definitely worth adding to your kids' collection. |
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A reader, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
Children love this book. The subtle introduction of days of the week and ascending counting scheme make it a nice choice for pre-school and early grade classrooms. For these reasons and naming of foods make it a perfect book for new ESL students. Reading this book fells good - in typical "Carle fashion" the pages increase in size as the caterpillar eats more and increases in size. The ending is a beautiful (and educational) transformation. |
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M. Lee, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
I grew up with this book, and now my kids are enjoying it. It is a fun story that teaches them colors, numbers, textures in art, as well as the science of caterpillars- perfect for a lesson plan about butterflies and moths, this book is wonderful! My kids especially like 'eating' the fruits and candy on various pages, and laugh every time they see the 'big fat caterpillar' this is a timeless classic that will continue to be read for many decades to come. |
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A reader, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
This was one of my favorite books when I was younger. It has very bright colors and that makes the book more enjoyable. It is about a baby caterpillar that gets very hungry and eats so many things. On one day, he eats a lot and the next day he eats more and that keeps happening for a week. Then on the last day of the week he eats so much that he feels like he will be very sick and he takes a rest then makes himself a cocoon. It is also something that really happens in real life. Caterpillars are really like what they say they are in the book. I would rate this book a 5 because this is a really good book. I would suggest that you read it. |
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Anony, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
The story is darling, and sure to delight both parents and kids alike. The book is very interesting for the tactile infant/toddler due to its ingenious page design. If you haven't seen the book for yourself, trust me it's a delight to read and touch. Flaps for little fingers to explore, holes through pages allowing for an interesting story line as well. Just buy it! I'm a huge fan of collage-type art and this book will delight art lovers of all ages. If you ever have the opportunity to view Eric Carle's art collection just go! Take the kids to the art museum-they'll recognize the art from Carle's books and delight in the experience. |
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A. Woodley, New Zealand
<2006-12-22 00:00>
One of the most fascinating books for my children (2 and 4) and has been for several years. The fascination is on all levels and we have managed to grow and develop the theme over the years. Firstly when they were very young the food illustrations were great fun for them - and the holes in the pages where the caterpillar had 'eaten' through, were also great fun - they would look back and forth from one side to the other. You can use the items to count up, quite basic, but a great learning tool for pre schoolers and for basic addition. We have started raising monarch butterflies and this story has been a great basic primer for the life cycle. We watch Monarchs lay their eggs, although we have never seen a caterpillar hatch(yet) we have watched them right through growing, forming the chrysalis and hatching into a butterfly - it is such a good book to use as an easy and fun reference for early understanding of the cycle - and then showing them that it actually happens. I love the illustrations. My only quibble is the butterfly at the end, well the wings seem to be upside down - the smallest wings are at the top of the butterfly, not the bottom. A small issue not really anything much - the rest of the book is so beautiful - I have other Eric Carle books, including a wonderful one on the cricket in a board book. I would recommend them for early primers - bright, bold colors and shapes, with lots to look at and lots to do in them. |
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A reader, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
My little guy and I read stories almost every night before bed. He loves this story the best. He even calls himself the hungry caterpillar when it's time to eat. He animates the story for me while I read, and then he (pretend) reads the story to me. I so enjoy it. It is a classic. The repetition of the continuing journey of the hungry caterpillar gives my son the confidence to "read" to me the entire book, with great accuracy. I also highly recommend "Little Quack" by Lauren Thompson for this very same reason. Also another favorite of my son's. |
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A. Kazee, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
We have read this book as the final story before bedtime since she was 6 months old; she is now 15 months old. She loves that the caterpillar turns into a butterfly. Initially she just expressed her surprise, but once she learned to clap, she began to applaud his accomplishment. After hearing the story every night for months and months, she still claps for the butterfly. When you ask her for the Caterpillar book, she will go to her bookshelf and pick it out by the spine among all of the other books there. Once she has it, she will crawl into our laps and help turn the pages as we read. When the book is finished, she knows it is time for bed. |
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E. R. Bird, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
Through no fault of its own, this book is perhaps best known these days as the story President George W. Bush named as his "favorite book". Ignoring the fact that the Mr. Bush was born in 1946 and the book was published originally in 1969, it's a good idea to reexamine The Very Hungry Caterpillar on the basis of its own merits. It is the best known Eric Carle book by far and has remained a beloved text since the day it was conceived and published. Here's the plot, inasmuch as there is one. A caterpillar (make that a very Hungry caterpillar) proceeds to eat his way through an amazing and amusing assortment of fruits, sweets, and (in time) leaves. After becoming quite a fat little fellow, the caterpillar makes a cocoon for himself and eventually emerges as a splendiferous butterfly. The end. I'm going to ignore the fact that as a child I found this book a bit repetitive. We are told that children like to hear repeated phrases in books, and perhaps this is true. From what I can recall, however, this book bugged me with its continually repeated, "but he was still hungry". Looking at it now, though, it is a lovely little work. The caterpillar has far more expressions on his face than I initially remembered. When he's searching for food he has a somewhat bewildered look in his eyes. When he's eaten an amusingly large assortment of foods his eyes droop as he attempts to live through his own stomachache. Oddly, the time he looks the most distressed is after he has turned into a beautiful butterfly. Now his face is contorted in such a way that his drooping eyes and open mouth make him look as if he is crooning a sentimental sad ballad to the viewer. To be frank, I'm not the biggest Carle fan in the world. But he really was one of the forefathers of the collage picture book. And though I might prefer some of his later book to the caterpillar, there's no denying that the book has had the kind of staying power most authors only dream of. So by all means pull up a chair and take a gander at the very hungry caterpillar. It's a nice tale that amuses and entertains even as it helps children to count. |
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