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World famous book the very hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle\u00a0is a perennial favourite with children and adults alike! Designed, illustrated, and written by US author Eric Carle, this lovely children’s picture book<\/a> contains\u00a0simple texts with the accent on educational themes such as counting<\/a>, the days of the week and foods. It also highlights the life stages or life cycle<\/a> of a butterfly, including the ultimate metamorphosis from ‘caterpillar’ to a ‘beautiful butterfly’.<\/p>\n

The book’s imaginative illustration and clever cut-out detail charts the progress of a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through the week whilst\u00a0teaching children how to count and to make one-to-one correspondences between numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The very hungry Caterpillar is published by Penguin Books<\/a> and is suitable for children aged 1 – 5 years.<\/p>\n

Contents:<\/p>\n

1 hardback book in English, 24 pages.<\/p>\n

About Eric Carle<\/h2>\n

Eric Carle was an acclaimed and beloved creator of brilliantly illustrated and designed picture books<\/a> for very young children. His best-known work, the very hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies worldwide. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.<\/p>\n

In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for lifetime achievement in children’s literature and cofounded the Eric Carle Museum of picture book art with his wife Barbara. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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