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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
A tiny caterpillar eats his way through the week and becomes a butterfly
1969Steady paceHopeful
What it is about
A caterpillar eats through more and more food every day until he builds a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly. Die-cut holes and collage pages teach days of the week, counting and change.
Who will enjoy it
Parents and teachers sharing a first story about counting, food and growing up.
What you will get
A cheerful story that makes counting and the days of the week stick, and ends with a beautiful surprise.
Facts
Genre
Children’s Books · Counting · Days of the week · Transformation
Best for
0–12 months
Length
26 pages · about 5 minutes read aloud
More about this book
Who
A very small, very hungry caterpillar.
World
One week in a garden.
What makes it different
Little holes in the pages let fingers follow the caterpillar.
Feel
Bright and hopeful.
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