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a b c d Rhodes, Lynn K. "I can Read! Predictable Books as Resources for Reading and Writing Instruction." The Reading Teacher 34.5 (1981): 511-8. JSTOR. Web. There have been multiple unique book editions, [47] with personalized features. Games, pop-up books, [47] a book/card game combination via University Games, [48] and an educational video game- The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs – released by CYBIRD Co. Ltd. for WiiWare in 2010. [49] Inaccuracies [ edit ] The Very Hungry Caterpillar's format allows for expansion into a classroom activity. [31] Children can engage in creative practice and storytelling by inserting their own foods and drawings into each day of the week. [31] Using the book's format, children can incorporate their own interests; thus, they are telling their own stories. [31] Sharing their renditions with peers, students again engage with storytelling. [31] Secondary school usage [ edit ] Eric Carle's vision of metamorphosis is more hand-painted collage and less existential nightmare compared to that of Franz Kafka. a b c Adam, Helen; Hays, Anne-Maree; Urquhart, Yvonne (2021). "The Exclusive White World of Preservice Teachers' Book Selection for the Classroom: Influences and Implications for Practice". The Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 46 (8): 51–69. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2021v46n8.4. S2CID 244197665. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022 . Retrieved June 5, 2022.Giaimo, Giaimo. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar Lied to You As a Child". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022 . Retrieved July 21, 2022. This book includes educational themes such as counting, the days of the week, foods, and a butterfly's life stages. However, the book does not appear as didactic; rather, it presents information discreetly without children realizing it. [1] It has been used by elementary school teachers, librarians, and parents as a teaching aid, with activities developed which use the book. [29] [30] Furthermore, the pictures allow for understanding without reading. [31] Predictability [ edit ] www.kibutz-poalim.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on May 2, 2022 . Retrieved April 27, 2022.

Sugden, Maureen (June 4, 2022). "Issue of the day: Are beloved children's classics 'outdated'?". The Herald. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022 . Retrieved June 5, 2022. First Day of Spring 2009 - Design by Eric Carle, archived from the original on May 9, 2022 , retrieved April 27, 2022This is a wonderful book for very young children. It introduces sound educational themes such as counting, the days of the week, foods, (although Saturday’s feast is a bit of a fantasy!) and the life cycle and transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly. It is simple but accurate, and has been endorsed by the “Royal Entomological Society”. The story starts on a moonlit night, with a tiny egg on a leaf. On the next morning, which is Sunday, a tiny red-faced caterpillar pops out of the egg. He’s very hungry, so he begins to look for some food. Over the next five days we see him eating through more and more fruit. There’s an apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, four strawberries on Thursday, and five oranges on Friday … and then, on Saturday, he gobbles down an enormous feast of all sorts of silly food: The book contains "familiar sequences" or patterns when referencing days of the week and numbers. [32] These patterns help young readers read naturally and reflect their own personal knowledge about the world. [32] Furthermore, these patterns encourage word recognition strategies while reading, rather than beforehand. [32] Therefore, predictability helps establish understanding within context. [32]

On an early Sunday morning, "a tiny and very hungry caterpillar" hatches from his egg and searches for something to eat. For the following five days, Monday through Friday, the very hungry caterpillar eats through an increasing quantity of fruit: one apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, four strawberries on Thursday, and five oranges on Friday. Each day, however, the caterpillar is still hungry. On Saturday, he feasts on a picnic, and gets a stomachache from overeating later that night. But yes, as an adult, I do indeed and well understand that the main "protagonist" that the very hungry caterpillar is never in any manner textually and narratively developed as a character, that he remains rather flat and one-dimensional throughout, and that he also consumes mostly food products that are not even remotely suitable for caterpillars (as they basically consume mostly leaves). However, I also and absolutely know and realise for a fact that when I was three years old (and had Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt repeatedly read to me), whether the list of foods the caterpillar was eating was suitable and acceptable for butterfly larvae or not did not matter all that much to me (if at all), and that for the intended audience, both the text and the accompanying images of The Very Hungry Caterpillar are generally pure unadulterated joy, magic, and perhaps even perfection, with the final illustration, the beautiful and intensely coloured butterfly into which the erstwhile very hungry caterpillar morphs, being the ultimate icing on an already most delicious cake (and no food based pun is intended with this here allusion either). Deconstructing 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar': Excellent food choices, portion control needs work". Los Angeles Times. March 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022 . Retrieved April 27, 2022. The book has won numerous awards including the American Institute of Graphic Arts Award in 1970, the Best Children's Books of England in 1970, the Selection du Grand Prix des Treize in France in 1972, and the Nakamori Reader's Prize in Japan in 1975. [17] The New York Times also cited it as one of the "Ten Best Picture Books of the Year" in 1969. [18] The following Sunday, the very hungry caterpillar eats a green leaf, recovering from his stomachache. Now "big and fat", he builds a cocoon around himself and stays inside of it for two weeks, after which he nibbles a hole and pushes his way out, emerging as a large, multi-colored butterfly.Opening to The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Stories by Eric Carle 1993 VHS (Rare), archived from the original on April 27, 2022 , retrieved April 27, 2022