The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Very First Earth Encyclopedia: An Introduction to Earth, for VERY Hungry Young Minds - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0241550904 ISBN 13 : 9780241550908

Editeur : DK Children, 2025

Synopsis

Go on an amazing journey with The Very Hungry Caterpillar and learn all about the wonders of our extraordinary planet Earth.

Beautifully illustrated in Eric Carle's signature style, this first earth encyclopedia is perfect for curious kids aged 5-7 who love to learn about our planet.

Travel around the world to explore the continents, learn about different habitats and life forms, unlock the secrets of planet Earth deep below the surface and find out what makes this planet so special in this colourful first reference book about our world.

For lovers of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, this children’s encyclopedia features:

• The latest title in the successful Eric Carle Encyclopedias series, with over 155,000 copies sold worldwide.
• More than 250 illustrations in the iconic style of Eric Carle's classic book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
• Key curriculum subjects introduced to children aged 5-7.

Each chapter focuses on a different theme, with a new topic every time you turn the page. Bite-size chunks of information are complemented by captivating illustrations by the World of Eric Carle, eye-catching photography, and simple how-it-works diagrams, while pull-out images and facts provide extra nuggets of interest.

Young learners can find out about the layers that make up Earth, our living breathing planet with its array of flora and fauna, what we can do to protect our Earth, and much more in this one-of-a-kind introduction to key curriculum subjects.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

World of Eric Carle nurtures a child's love of literature and learning, encouraging imaginative play and exploration. Trusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and beloved by children worldwide for generations, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and other timeless storybooks, come to life in colorfully creative products, designed to inspire very hungry young minds.

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 70 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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: DK Children
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0241550904
• ISBN 13: 9780241550908
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Dorling Kindersley Verlag GmbH; productsafety@dk.com; ; Arnulfstr. 124; München; 80636; Allemagne