The Very Hungry Caterpillar
By: Eric Carle
The Story
Eric Carle's classic story begins one sunny Sunday, when the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums--and still he was hungry. Strikingly bold, colorful pictures and a simple text in large, clear type tell the story of a hungry little caterpillar's progress through an amazing variety and quantity of foods. Full at last, he made a cocoon around himself and went to sleep, to wake up a few weeks later wonderfully transformed into a butterfly!
The Stages of Metamorphosis
Activity for the butterfly life cycle
- Have students cut out a shape for the larva (caterpillar). Design the caterpillar.
- On the opposite side, a chrysalis can be represented and drawn.
- Open up your cutout, and decorate a beautiful butterfly!