2. Cool Facts About Eric Carle
Eric Carle was born in the U.S.A, but raised
in Germany
He wrote over 70 picture books! Wow!
Today Eric Carle Lives near Key Largo in
Florida
3. Other Books By Eric Carle
1,2,3,
to the Zoo
The Very Busy Spider
The Honeybee and the robber
4. About the Book
The theme of the book is a newborn
caterpillar
The book is meant for young children
One lesson is that if a caterpillar eats too
much, it will turn into a butterfly
5. Why I Like the Book
It
actually has the holes where the
caterpillar ate
Great illustrations
Has the flaps with the food on them
6. Bibliography
Eric Carle. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. New York City: World Publishing
Company, 1969.
Ramin Seloodah. “The Surprising Dark Side of The Very Hungry
Caterpillar” Britannica School Edition. October 12, 2011.
<http://school.eb.com/magazine /article?id+3696
Eric Carle. Eric Carle’s Blog. October 12, 2011.
<http://www.ericcarleblog.blogspot.com>
