How Does an Egg Hatch?: Life Cycles with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle, Eric Carle (Illustrator)

Overview

Learn how an egg becomes a baby chick with help from The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this beautifully illustrated story, easy for young readers to understand and marvel at. The perfect book for introducing little ones to farm animals and the miracle of life!

Explore the transformation of an egg into a baby chick with help from the world’s favorite caterpillar! Little ones will learn all about how a hen builds her nest, why she sits on her eggs, how long the eggs take to hatch, and finally, how a baby chick breaks out of its eggshell! The wonders of nature are at the heart of this early-learning series centered around life cycles, featuring simple text in large, clear type and Eric Carle’s vibrant, colorful illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593385616
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/22/2022
Series:	World of Eric Carle Series
Pages:	10
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 4.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com

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/