| From Head to Toe Contributor(s): Carle, Eric (Author), Carle, Eric (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060235152 ISBN-13: 9780060235154 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: Alligators wiggle, elephants stomp, gorillas thump, and giraffes bend in this confidence-building, "I can do it!" book by the author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "The Grouchy Ladybug". Just as alphabet books introduce very young children to letters and simple words, "From Head to Toe" teaches them about basic body parts and simple body movements. Carle's colorful collage illustrations add to the merriment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Body - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General - Juvenile Fiction | Interactive Adventures |
| Dewey: 613.71 |
| LCCN: 95053141 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.3" W x 12.1" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 82347 Reading Level: 1.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling creator of beloved books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes From Head to Toe, a colorful and energetic book that will have young readers clapping their hands, stomping their feet, and wiggling their toes! Giraffes can bend their necks, monkeys can wave their hands, and donkeys can kick their legs. And so can you! Throughout this interactive book, the animals of From Head to Toe invite young readers to copy their antics as they play. Through Eric Carle's vibrant collages and simple instructions, children will learn the importance of listening, exercising, and taking on a new challenge. Join the giraffes, monkeys, donkeys, seals, and more for a frolicking, fun adventure. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carle, Eric: - Eric Carle is the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers. Eric Carle was born in New York, USA. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York. Eric Carle has received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration. In 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world. |