The Very Busy Spider

eric carle

Pictures to feel as well as to see while your hear or read the story from Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.Early one morning aa little spider begins to spin her web on a fence post. One by one, the animals of the nearby farm try to divert her, each in its own way, but the busy little spider keeps patiently at her work. And finally she gets a chance to show that her web is not only very beautiful, but also very useful.In this multi-sensory book, children can feel the pictures as well as see them, while they hear or read the easy, rhythmic text. Added to the visual excitement of Eric Carle's vibrant collages of familiar animals is the tactile experience of feeling the spider's web as it grows from a simple line into a complex and beautiful creation. The rhythmic, repetitive text is easily learned and is ideal for use with groups of children as a voice-and-response game, a prelude to learning to read. Listening to the story, children will also learn the typical sounds made by each of the various animals, the animal's name, and something characteristic about it.A new concept in picture-books, this is perfect for reading aloud and sharing with visually-handicapped as well as sighted children. And all small readers and listeners will rejoice to discover that even the tiny, humble spider has an important role to play in nature's scheme of things.

Genres picture bookschildrensanimalsfictionstorytimeclassicsnaturekidsjuvenile1st grade

0 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1984

Series

Eric Carle/s Very Series

This edition

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover
Published: September 25, 2000 by Philomel
ISBN: 9780399236426
ASIN: 0399236422
Language: English

About the author

eric carle

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.
In 2003, the American Library Association awarded Carle the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award), a prize for writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made lasting contributions to the field. Carle was also a U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.