The very quiet cricket, Eric Carle
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The very quiet cricket, Eric Carle
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The very quiet cricket
Oclc number
21036284
Responsibility statement
Eric Carle
Summary
A newly hatched cricket has a problem getting his wings to chirp. A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book. Annotation. A small cricket hatches "one warm day," and the other insects greet him. Though the little guy wants very much to respond, nothing happens when he rubs his wings together. Finally, as night falls, he spies another cricket and attempts to greet her. "And this time - he chirped the most beautiful sound that she had ever heard." As usual, Carle's art is lovely and his story is simple and satisfying. But this book has something The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Busy Spider didn't have: an electronic chirping mechanism activated by the turning of the last page
Target audience
juvenile
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Subject
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