The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
CARLE, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. NY: Calloway Books, [2008]. Oblong folio, [28]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; full-color illustrations on every page. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket, housed in publisher's box and wrapped in cellophane. Signed by the author, Eric Carle.
Deluxe edition. Being 1 of 250 copies signed by the author. Millions of children around the world have grown up with this story of a little caterpillar who hatches from an egg and is so hungry that he eats his way right through the book! He eats one apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, and so on. Now, this story that has always been so big in the hearts of young people is available in an edition as big at their imaginations! Measuring 17 inches wide by 13 inches tall and nearly 1½ inches thick, this book invites youngsters to lay right on top of its pages and enter that tiny caterpillar's world as he grows larger, builds himself a cocoon and emerges on the final pages as a great big, beautiful butterfly. Available in a beautiful trade edition and a very special, signed, limited edition - each housed in its own gorgeous, full-color keepsake box - this is a book you and your family will treasure for years to come. Your young readers and listeners will leap into the pages of this beloved story as they discover the magic of nature while mastering their numbers and the days of the week. Here is a book no child will ever forget!
Synopsis
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's book written by Eric Carle, first published by the World Publishing Company in 1969. The winner of many awards, it has sold 30 million copies It is highly popular and has been praised for its use of easy-to-read words which makes it good for teaching young children to read. The book contains 225 words and large, colourful illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049115
- Title
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Author
- Eric Carle
- Illustrator
- Eric Carle
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Edition
- Deluxe edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Calloway
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- Oblong folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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