The Very Quiet Cricket
by Eric Carle (Author) Eric Carle (Illustrator)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Penguin Young Readers, Level 3
One day, a little cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. But the little cricket cannot make a sound. The cricket meets many insects, but it isn't until he meets a beautiful female cricket that he can finally chirp "hello!" Excerpt:
Hello! whispered a praying mantis,
scraping its huge front legs together.
The little cricket wanted to answer,
so he rubbed his wings together.
But nothing happened. Not a sound.
Hello! whispered a praying mantis,
scraping its huge front legs together.
The little cricket wanted to answer,
so he rubbed his wings together.
But nothing happened. Not a sound.
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Praise for The Very Quiet Cricket "Typical of Carle's style, the language is simple, with rhythm, repetition, and alliteration to delight young listeners. Painted collage illustrations are lavish and expressive."—School Library Journal "The text is skillfully shaped; the illustrations convey energy and immediacy."—Horn Book "As usual, Carle's art is lovely and his story is simple and satisfying."—Publishers Weekly "Carle's signature style ensures that this is a visual standout, and storywise it's appealing, too....The spare text is structured by repetitive phrasing that will lend itself to read-aloud responses."—Booklist
Eric Carle
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
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780448481388
Lexile Measure
490
Guided Reading Level
9
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date
May 20, 2014
Series
Penguin Young Readers, Level 3
BISAC categories
JUV007000 - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
JUV002140 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
JUV044000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Intermediate
JUV002140 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
JUV044000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Intermediate
Library of Congress categories
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