The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
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Web ID: 15276086Awakens child's curiosity and teaches sensitivity
The story about the hungry caterpillar is a great foundation to raise the child curiosity of the world of Nature. It teaches in a simply manner that even the smallest creatures are important part of the ecosystem, that they lifecycles are as much compound as the human's one as well as that they are beautiful and have their own concerns. I can say that after the lecture of this amazing illustrated book, my two-year-old daughter began to look at insects with great respect. She likes to observe them and speculate about what they feel and where they are going. As it is one of my child's most adorable and the most read book the solid made cardboard version was very good choice :)
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A science lesson in simple text and great images
A caterpillar is little more than an eating machine, its’ sole purpose is to eat enough to acquire enough bulk so that it can survive the metamorphic process of forming a cocoon and turning into a butterfly. That purpose is captured well by describing it as very hungry and when satiated, begin the process of converting into a butterfly. The author uses a minimum amount of text, in most cases it is a short sentence per two-page spread. It is the images that make this book, they are extremely colorful, with detail that is obvious, but could easily be overlooked. For example, there are faces on the sun and the moon. The last spread showing the beautiful butterfly is a work of art. When this book is read to young children, their eyes will naturally move to the images where their attention will remain focused for some time. This would be a fun book to read to a child just learning about the power and wonder of books.
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