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    The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Bilingual Mandarin-English)

    A Bilingual Book

    Author Eric Carle
    Illustrated by Eric Carle
    Translated by Tingting Qin
    Ebook
    Penguin Young Readers | World of Eric Carle
    On sale Jan 05, 2027 | 24 Pages | 9798217247103
    Up to Preschool
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    THE ICONIC #1 BESTSELLER • The all-time classic starring the world’s favorite caterpillar—now with bilingual Mandarin-English text!

    In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.

    One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and—pop!—out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.

    月光下，一颗小小的卵躺在叶子上。

    一个周日的早上，暖暖的太阳升起来了，然后，“啪！”的一声，卵中爬出了一只小小的、好饿的毛毛虫。


    So begins the journey of Eric Carle’s most beloved storybook character. Follow along as one of nature’s loveliest marvels eats his way through an amazing variety of foods as he prepares to grow into a beautiful butterfly!

    Featuring interactive die-cut pages, this board book is the perfect size for little hands and great for teaching counting, days of the week, and the concept of change as a positive and necessary part of life.
    © Penguin Random House
    Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
     
    In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

    Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

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    THE ICONIC #1 BESTSELLER • The all-time classic starring the world’s favorite caterpillar—now with bilingual Mandarin-English text!

    In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.

    One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and—pop!—out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.

    月光下，一颗小小的卵躺在叶子上。

    一个周日的早上，暖暖的太阳升起来了，然后，“啪！”的一声，卵中爬出了一只小小的、好饿的毛毛虫。


    So begins the journey of Eric Carle’s most beloved storybook character. Follow along as one of nature’s loveliest marvels eats his way through an amazing variety of foods as he prepares to grow into a beautiful butterfly!

    Featuring interactive die-cut pages, this board book is the perfect size for little hands and great for teaching counting, days of the week, and the concept of change as a positive and necessary part of life.

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    © Penguin Random House
    Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
     
    In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

    Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

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