Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.
year: 1989, 1994, 2002
call number/section: 1000, 468.6, 468
subjects: toy and movable books, specimens, spanish language materials, metamorphosis, fiction, butterflies, caterpillars, spanish language, reading (elementary)
Editions
Carle, Eric
Philomel Books (1989)
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself, goes to sleep, and awakens as a beautiful, colorful butterfly.
Schools: 3
Carle, Eric
Philomel Books (1994)
Translation of: The very hungry caterpillar. Follows a new-born caterpillar through the stages of its life, until it emerges from a cocoon as a different creature.
Schools: 15
Carle, Eric
Philomel Books (2002)
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.
Schools: 1
Carle, Eric
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself, goes to sleep, and awakens as a beautiful, colorful butterfly.
Schools: 1