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THE VERY HUNGRY RPILLAR by Eric Carle
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THE VERY? HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle
PHILOMEL BOOKS
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In the light of the a
little
lay
moon egg
on a
leaf.
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One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and — pop! — out came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.
of the egg
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started to look for some food.
On Monday he ate through
one apple.
But he was hungry.
still
On Tuesday he ate through two pears, but he was still
hungry.
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started to look ok for
some food.
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B 9w On Wednesday he ate through three plums,
but he was hungry.
still
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He
started to look for
some food.
On Thursday he ate through four strawberries,
but he was hungry.
still
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started to
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On
Friday
he ate through five oranges,
but he was hungry.
still
On
Saturday
he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami,
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one
lollipop,
one piece of cherry
pie,
one sausage, one cupcake, and one
slice of
watermelon.
That night he had a stomachache!
The next day was Sunday again. The caterpillar ate through one nice green
and
leaf,
after that he felt
much
better.
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he wasn't hungry any more -and he wasn't a He was a big, fat caterpillar.
Now
little
caterpillar any more.
He
built a small house, called a cocoon,
more than two weeks. Then he nibbled
around himself. He stayed inside for a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and.
he was a beautiful butterfly!
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1969 and 1987 b> Erie Carle. Publuhed by Philomel Book., a di.i.ion of The
Grosset Group.
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York. Published simultaneously in Canada. Printed in Singapore.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 79-13202 rir-l
Board Book Edition. 1994. 20
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ISBN 0-399-22690-7
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