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The Very Busy Spider [Board book]

Eric Carle
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Board book: 24 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin; New Edition edition (26 Sep 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0241135907
  • ISBN-13: 978-0241135907
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Every young child should be introduced to this story, as great a classic as its predecessor The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This colourful picture book describes a spider's day. Blown onto a farmyard fence, she starts to spin a web. The other animals ask if she wants to play, but in every case "The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web." The book is "touchable:" the strands of web and other elements are embossed onto the page and you can follow them with your fingertips. But the best thing by far is Carle's familiar--but still breathtaking--skill as an illustrator; his cow and goat and dog (just to mention three favourites) capture the essence of each animal in a way few artists can hope to approach. (Ages 0 to 4 years) --Richard Farr

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Early one morning a little spider begins to spin her web on a fencepost. In this multi-sensory book, children can feel the pictures aswell as see them, while they hear or read the easy rhythmic text.Alongside the visual excitement of Eric Carle's vibrant collages offamiliar animals is the tactile experience of feeling the spider's webas it grows from a simple line into a complex and beautiful creation –a perfect story for reading aloud and sharing.

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, 15 Oct 2005
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My 9 month old son has just discovered this and absolutely loves it. We have been reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar but he much prefers this (and I much prefer reading it to him). The text is very simple but not boring to read as there are different animal sounds on each page and a gentle twist at the end when the owl comes at night and the spider has fallen fast asleep. It is just the right length for him at this age as it holds his attention right to the end.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for practising animal noises, 30 April 2008
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My son loves naming and doing each animal noise as we read the story. He also loves the spider and feeling the web that it spins, as well as the buzzing fly. Beautifully illustrated.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated simple book, 18 Jan 2001
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I read this story to my 8 month old little girl and it is now her favourite. The animals are beautifully illustrated and the story is short enough to keep her attention. The tactile feel of the web means that she gets involved with the reading of the story. We all love it, espically as it keeps the tears away at cranky times of the day. Thank you Eric!!
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