A House for Hermit Crab Contributor(s): Carle, Eric (Author), Carle, Eric (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689848943 ISBN-13: 9780689848940 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: The author's magnificent collage illustrations invite readers and viewers on a breathtaking underwater tour where brilliantly-colored sea creatures dazzle and delight the eye. His modern day fable is both wise and simple; based on the true habits of the Hermit Crab, it not only introduces young readers to the wonder and beauty of the marine environment but also contains an encouraging message for small children facing the inevitable challenges of growing up. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Marine Life |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 8729261 |
Lexile Measure: 540 |
Series: World of Eric Carle |
Physical Information: 0.15" H x 7.72" W x 10.7" (0.36 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 34579 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Poor Hermit Crab He's outgrown his snug little shell, so he finds himself a larger one -- and many new friends to decorate and protect his new house. But what will happen when he outgrows this shell, and has to say good-bye to all the sea creatures who have made Hermit Crab's house a home? Children facing change in their own lives will relate to Hermit Crab's story -- and learn a lot about the fascinating world of marine life along the way. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carle, Eric: - Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of more than seventy books for very young children, including The Tiny Seed, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, and his most well-known title, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in Syracuse, New York, Eric Carle moved to Germany with his parents when he was six years old. He studied at the prestigious art school, the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, in Stuttgart, before returning to the United States, where he worked as a graphic designer for The New York Times and later as art director for an advertising agency. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, now considered a modern classic, has sold nearly fifty million copies and has been translated into sixty-five languages. With his late wife, Barbara, Eric Carle cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002. Eric Carle lives in the Florida Keys. |