Title The very hungry caterpillar / by Eric Carle

Published London : Hamish Hamilton, 1970 ©1970

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	PICTURE BOOK Car/Vhc		AVAILABLE
MELB SPCBC	819 Carle Eri/Vhc		LIB USE ONLY

Description 22 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 x 31 cm regular print Series A toy book Summary Follows the progress of a caterpillar who begins to eat as soon as he hatches, consumes an ever increasing quantity of food, finally becomes full, goes to sleep in a cocoon he builds around himself, and emerges as a butterfly Analysis Picture books Notes Middle pages cut in varying widths; holes in pages to illustrate story Originally published, New York: World Publishing, 1969 Audience For 3-6 year old children For children Notes BILBY Awards: Early Readers, 2014 shortlist Subject Animal life cycles -- Juvenile fiction. Insects -- Juvenile fiction. Butterflies -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Butterflies -- Juvenile fiction. Butterflies -- Metamorphosis -- Juvenile fiction. Caterpillars -- Juvenile fiction. Caterpillars -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Caterpillars -- Fiction. Children's stories -- Pictorial works. Children's stories. Counting -- Study and teaching (Preschool) -- Juvenile fiction. Food -- Juvenile fiction. Food -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Gluttony -- Juvenile fiction. Hunger -- Juvenile fiction. Insects -- Fiction Metamorphosis -- Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children -- England. Toy and movable books -- Specimens. Caterpillars -- Fiction. Genre/Form Picture books. Fiction. Illustrated works. LC no. isb24101798 ISBN 9780241017982 (hardback)

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