THE VERY

HUNGRY
RPILLAR
by Eric Carle

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For

my

sister Christa

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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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He

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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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He

started to look
ok for

some food.

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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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He

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,

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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$9.99 USA
\ $1 3.50

CAN

Copyright

Putnam

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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

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Board Book Edition. 1994. 20

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ISBN 0-399-22690-7

'780399"226908

ISBN 0-3^-221^0-7