Caillou & Mom's Corner

Jan 08, 2010

好餓的毛毛蟲這隻毛毛蟲大概是世界上知名度最高的蟲吧！多年來，Eric Carle所創作的《好餓的毛毛蟲》，吸引了成千上萬的小朋友，特別是學齡前的孩子，跟著它星期一吃蘋果、星期二吃梨子、星期三吃李子、星期四吃草莓…。本書已廣為應用於親子互動和英語教學。

作    者：Eric Carle

插    圖：Eric Carle

出版社：Scholastic

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's book written by Eric Carle, first published by the World Publishing Company in 1969. The winner of many awards, it has sold 30 million copies It is highly popular and has been praised for its use of easy-to-read words which makes it good for teaching young children to read. The book contains 225 words and large, colourful illustrations. It follows a caterpillar as it munches its way through a variety of edibles such as ice cream, salami, watermelon, one slice of Swiss cheese, and a lollipop before it finally pupates and emerges as a beautiful butterfly. The story teaches counting to 5, the names of the days of the week, and about different types of food. The caterpillar's diet is a fictional fantasy but the story does introduce the splendour of the metamorphosis from egg to caterpillar to butterfly. It is widely regarded as one of the best children's books ever written.

這本書的設計很棒，使用者可以繩子代替「毛毛蟲」，在吃完一樣水果後，可穿過去繼續吃第二樣。當初真的是新手媽媽，沒注意到這書有分精裝、平裝及硬頁書，在網路一看到就下單，結果來的是平裝本，所以不耐操，應該買硬頁書較耐用。

學了數字、水果和星期，接下來進入食物及計量單位囉~~~

Uh-oh！小毛蟲吃太多囉！

He wasn’t a little caterpillar any more. He was a big, fat caterpillar.

在這裡就可以教小朋友蝴蝶的演化過程了。

He built a small house, called a cocoon, around him. 

He stayed inside for more than two weeks.

 Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and …

he was a beautiful butterfly!