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The Very Busy Spider

By Eric Carle
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The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle is a delightful children's book that follows a spider who is industriously weaving her web. As various farm animals try to divert her attention, she remains focused on her task. Through its vivid illustrations and repetitive text, the story highlights themes of perseverance and diligence.
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This delightful children's story may captivate young readers with its vibrant illustrations and tactile experience. You might enjoy it if you appreciate stories that help teach patience, hard work, and the joy of creativity. The textured pages offer a unique sensory interaction, making it especially engaging for little ones.

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The Very Busy Spider

Early one morning a little spider begins to spin her web on a fencepost and she doesn't stop until it is finished...

Eric Carle's vibrant collages of familiar animals is the tactile experience of feeling the spider's web as it grows from a simple line into a complex and beautiful creation -a perfect story for reading aloud and sharing.

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The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle is a book to feel as well as to read. This bestselling companion title to The Very Hungry Caterpillar appears in paperback for the first time.

Early one morning, a little spider begins to spin her web on a fencepost and she doesn't stop until it is finished...

Alongside the visual excitement of Eric Carle's vibrant collages of familiar animals is the tactile experience of feeling the spider's web as it grows from a simple line into a complex and beautiful creation. It is a perfect story for reading aloud and sharing.

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The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle is widely praised for its vibrant illustrations and simple, repetitive text, which captivates young readers. The tactile experience of feeling the spider's web adds an interactive element that delights children and enhances engagement. Reviewers often commend the book for its educational value, especially in teaching persistence and the beauty of nature.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141338323

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 288.0mm

Weight: 191g

Pages: 24

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About the Author

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 seventy 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

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