The Very Quiet Cricket

by Eric Carle

Overview

Eric Carle's classic story of finding your "voice" is newly joining the premier reader line, Step into Reading!

One day, a little cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. But the little cricket cannot make a sound. The cricket meets many insects, but it isn't until he meets a beautiful female cricket that he can finally chirp "hello!"

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399218859
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	11/09/1990
Series:	Avenues
Edition description:	Anniversary
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.70(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	AD430L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
 
In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91.

Hometown:

Northampton, Massachusetts and the Berkshires

Date of Birth:

June 25, 1929

Place of Birth:

Syracuse, New York

Education:

Akademie der bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, 1946-50

Website:

http://www.eric-carle.com/

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Very Quiet Cricket:

"Typical of Carle's style, the language is simple, with rhythm, repetition, and alliteration to delight young listeners. Painted collage illustrations are lavish and expressive."—School Library Journal
 
"The text is skillfully shaped; the illustrations convey energy and immediacy."—Horn Book

"As usual, Carle's art is lovely and his story is simple and satisfying."—Publishers Weekly

"Carle's signature style ensures that this is a visual standout, and storywise it's appealing, too....The spare text is structured by repetitive phrasing that will lend itself to read-aloud responses."—Booklist

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