The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Title: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Author: Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York in 1929. This book is his most popular selling over 33 million copies.

Publisher: Philomel (1994)

Genre: Fiction

Grade Level: 1-4

Brief Synopsis: This is a story about a caterpillars journey through life to become a butterfly.

Theme/Skill: Math/Counting/cycle of a caterpillar

Pre-activity: Have the students predict what they think this book is going to be about from just looking at the cover of the book. I will then have some of the students share their responses and write them on the board.

Post-activity: Have the students create a venn diagram comparing what they thought the book was going to be about compared to what the book was actually about.

My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:

I like this book because it takes you through the journey of a caterpillar before it becomes a butterfly. I also enjoy the illustrations and pop-ups throughout the story. Pop-ups are very engaging to students. I feel it is a great book for elementary students.