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    How Does an Egg Hatch?

    Life Cycles with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

    Part of The World of Eric Carle

    Author Eric Carle
    Illustrated by Eric Carle
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    Board Book
    $5.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | World of Eric Carle
    5.02"W x 5.01"H x 0.69"D   | 6 oz | 72 per carton
    On sale Feb 22, 2022 | 10 Pages | 9780593385616
    Age 1-3 years | Up to Preschool
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    Learn how an egg becomes a baby chick with help from The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this beautifully illustrated story, easy for young readers to understand and marvel at. The perfect book for introducing little ones to farm animals and the miracle of life!

    Explore the transformation of an egg into a baby chick with help from the world’s favorite caterpillar! Little ones will learn all about how a hen builds her nest, why she sits on her eggs, how long the eggs take to hatch, and finally, how a baby chick breaks out of its eggshell! The wonders of nature are at the heart of this early-learning series centered around life cycles, featuring simple text in large, clear type and Eric Carle’s vibrant, colorful illustrations.
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    Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
     
    In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

    Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

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    Learn how an egg becomes a baby chick with help from The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this beautifully illustrated story, easy for young readers to understand and marvel at. The perfect book for introducing little ones to farm animals and the miracle of life!

    Explore the transformation of an egg into a baby chick with help from the world’s favorite caterpillar! Little ones will learn all about how a hen builds her nest, why she sits on her eggs, how long the eggs take to hatch, and finally, how a baby chick breaks out of its eggshell! The wonders of nature are at the heart of this early-learning series centered around life cycles, featuring simple text in large, clear type and Eric Carle’s vibrant, colorful illustrations.

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    © Penguin Random House
    Born in the United States, Eric Carle was taken as a six-year-old child by his parents back to their native country, Germany. Later, he studied at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste (Academy of Applied Arts) in Stuttgart, and returned to New York in his early twenties as a graphic designer and artist. His many picture books are now known and loved by children around the world.
     
    In 2002, Eric and his late wife, Barbara, opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where the works of distinguished picture book artists, nationally and internationally acclaimed, are exhibited in three spacious galleries.

    Eric Carle passed away in 2021, at the age of 91. View titles by Eric Carle

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