The Very Hungry Caterpillar

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The Very Hungry Caterpillar 

By: Eric Carle - 3-5th grade
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Eric Carle. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Scholastic Inc. 1969, Pages: 15, Reading Level: Pre-K, Lexile: 100L, Ages: 2-4, Genre: Classics, Picture Book 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is about a caterpillar that eats his way through the book. There are different fruits, plants, and foods that are included into this hunger rage that the caterpillar has. But why is the caterpillar eating everything in sight? I think this is a great book for Pre-K students. I would use this book for preschoolers to connect what the different types of foods and plants the caterpillar eats to the names. For kindergarten students I would make it a little bit more challenging and teach them the life cycle of a butterfly. I would teach them then have them draw each part of the cycle. 

Rating System

Rating	Description of rating
3 6-8	Excellent book!  Run out right now and buy it!!! This book has strong vocabulary for the proper age of the student. Has a lot of illustrations and students can make a connection within the book. This book has a beginning, middle, and end. And teachers can easily incorporate this book within their classroom.
2 3-5	Good book.  You want to read this one. This book has normal vocabulary that the student will already know at their age. Has a little bit of illustrations and students will make a connection within the book sometimes. This book has a beginning, middle, and end. And teachers can maybe incorporate this book within their classroom.
1 K-2	This book is okay, you might like this one. This book doesn't have strong vocabulary for the student's proper age. Has no illustrations and students aren't able to make a strong connection within the book. This book is missing either a beginning, middle, or end. And teachers can't incorporate a strong lesson from the book.