Clare Dolan, Gina Guzzo,
Lauren Ellis, and Madison
Lackey

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Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1929
Moved to Germany when he was 6
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Graduated from prestigious art school (Akademie der bildenden Künste)
Worked as a graphic designer for The New York
Times
Was asked to illustrate Brown Bear, Brown Bear,
What Do You See by Bill Martin Jr.
The secret of Eric Carle’s books’ appeal lies in his intuitive understanding of and respect for children
Is married with two children

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Collage technique using hand-painted papers
Layers paper to create “bright and cheerful images”
Die-cut pages, twinkling lights, sounds
Sometimes provides textures to pages
All the characters have faces

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Interactive pages
Repetition
Nature and Animals
Children learn something about the world around them
Carle says: “With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school.”

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You
See?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
The Very Quiet Cricket
The Grouchy Ladybug
 http://www.ericcarle.com/ECbooks.html#anchor007

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The NEA Foundation Award for Outstanding
Service to Public Education, 2007
John P. McGovern Award in Behavioral
Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, 2006
Outstanding Friend of Children, Pittsburgh
Children’s Museum, 1999
First Prize for Picture Books from the
International Children’s Book Fair
The American Institute of Graphics Award

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The Grouchy Ladybug
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Emotions
Time (clocks on the corners of each page)
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Progression of size
Lesson Plan ideas
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Counting and math with ladybug dots
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Teaching time with analog clocks and sequencing
“I’m Grouchy When…” ladybugs

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 http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html
http://www.ericcarle.com/ECbooks.html#anchor007 http://www.eric-carle.com/awards.html
http://kidsmatter1.blogspot.com/2010/10/gro uchy-ladybug.html
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