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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/19/13

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Eric Carle
PUBLISHER:  Philomel Books         PUBLICATION DATE:  1986
AWARDS: the American Institute of Graphics Arts Award, the Selection du Grand Prix des Treize in France and a Nakamori Reader’s Prize in Japan
GENRE: Fiction                    
READING LEVEL:  K-2nd
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This story is about a very hungry caterpillar that eats everything.  He gets a stomach ache from eating so much.  Finally he eats a leaf and feels better.  He builds a cocoon and then becomes a beautiful butterfly!
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Talk about the life cycle of a caterpillar and have the students draw out each individual stage.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Alexis Messer- Valdosta State University
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