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$18.99
From Head to Toe
Eric Carle
- 12" x 9
1/2"
- 25 pages
/ hardback
- All Hebrew
- Printed in Israel
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can do it! is the
confidence-building message of
this fun-filled interactive
picture book. A variety of
familiar animals, depicted in
colorful collages, invites
young children to copy their
antics as they wiggle, stomp,
thump, and bend across the
strikingly designed pages. |
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 Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the
creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books
for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar,
has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over
the world and has been translated into more than 30 languages and sold over
twenty million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric
Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of
which he also wrote.
Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1929, Eric Carle moved with his parents to
Germany when he was six years old; he was educated there, and graduated from
the prestigious art school, the Akademie der bildenden Künste, in Stuttgart.
But his dream was always to return to America, the land of his happiest
childhood memories. So, in 1952, with a fine portfolio in hand and forty
dollars in his pocket, he arrived in New York. Soon he found a job as a
graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times. Later,
he was the art director of an advertising agency for many years.
One day, respected educator and author, Bill Martin Jr, called to ask Carle
to illustrate a story he had written. Martin’s eye had been caught by a
striking picture of a red lobster that Carle had created for an
advertisement. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? was the result of
their collaboration. It is still a favorite with children everywhere. This
was the beginning of Eric Carle’s true career. Soon Carle was writing his
own stories, too. His first wholly original book was 1,2,3 to the Zoo,
followed soon afterward by the celebrated classic, The Very Hungry
Caterpillar.
Eric Carle’s art is distinctive and instantly recognizable. His art work is
created in collage technique, using hand-painted papers, which he cuts and
layers to form bright and cheerful images. Many of his books have an added
dimension—die-cut pages, twinkling lights as in The Very Lonely Firefly,
even the lifelike sound of a cricket’s song as in The Very Quiet Cricket -
giving them a playful quality: a toy that can be read, a book that can be
touched. Children also enjoy working in collage and many send him pictures
they have made themselves, inspired by his illustrations. He receives
hundreds of letters each week from his young admirers.
The secret of Eric Carle’s books’ appeal lies in his intuitive understanding
of and respect for children, who sense in him instinctively someone who
shares their most cherished thoughts and emotions.
The themes of his stories are usually drawn from his extensive knowledge and
love of nature—an interest shared by most small children. Besides being
beautiful and entertaining, his books always offer the child the opportunity
to learn something about the world around them. It is his concern for
children, for their feelings and their inquisitiveness, for their creativity
and their intellectual growth that, in addition to his beautiful artwork,
makes the reading of his books such a stimulating and lasting experience.
Carle says: “With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the
home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth,
security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place
for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher,
classmates—will they be friendly?
I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of
childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we
leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown
often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to
replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally
creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really
both fascinating and fun.”
Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. With his wife
Barbara, he lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. The Carles spend their
summers in the nearby Berkshire hills. |
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