ten little caterpillars by bill martin jr

But wait-there's more! Concluding pages identify each caterpillar in sequence, provide readers with information about what they eat and reveal the kinds of moths and butterflies that result from their metamorphoses. The 10th caterpillar, however, becomes a butterfly in a satisfying, if predictable, culmination of the verse. Each caterpillar from the jacket gets its own spread, with one climbing a cabbage head, another carried off to school in a jar and another falling into the sea. Open, white backgrounds of interior spreads allow the collages' vibrant colors to stand out in clean, visually dynamic spreads that invite readers to pore over the flora, other creatures and the caterpillars themselves who populate the pages. Arresting jacket art introduces 10 little caterpillars munching on a verdant, heart-shaped leaf against a white background. Martin's posthumous release rests in illustrator Ehlert's capable hands, resulting in a picture book that delivers on his reputation as a master of engaging, rhythmic, rhyming text as it presents some of Ehlert's best work to date.

An imaginative introduction to ordinal numbers and the process of metamorphosis.' - School Library Journal, August 2011, 'Move over very hungry caterpillar-10 little caterpillars have arrived. Ehlert's watercolor collages, presented in the style of botanical illustrations complete with identifying labels, eloquently re-create the natural habitat of each creature. 'In this attractive counting book with a scientific flair, 10 little caterpillars creep and crawl through gardens, vegetable patches, and apple orchards.

Ten little caterpillars by bill martin jr