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=== ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' contains examples of: === |
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* [[Big Eater]]: The titular caterpillar eats several times its own size in food over the course of a week. |
* [[Big Eater]]: The titular caterpillar eats several times its own size in food over the course of a week. |
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* [[Exactly What It Says |
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] |
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* [[Shown Their Work]]: Caterpillars really are big eaters (although they usually only eat one type of plant) before becoming chrysalises. |
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Caterpillars really are big eaters (although they usually only eat one type of plant) before becoming chrysalises. |
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: The original draft for the story involved a book worm. |
* [[What Could Have Been]]: The original draft for the story involved a book worm. |
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Revision as of 15:08, 9 April 2014
A children's picture book written by Eric Carle and first published in 1969. Since then it's been a staple of many childhoods and been translated into over 50 languages.
It tells the story of a caterpillar who eats his way through a great deal of food before ultimately becoming a butterfly.
A game based on the book called "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's AB Cs" has been available on Wii Ware since September 2011.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar contains examples of:
- Big Eater: The titular caterpillar eats several times its own size in food over the course of a week.
- Exactly What It Says on the Tin
- Shown Their Work: Caterpillars really are big eaters (although they usually only eat one type of plant) before becoming chrysalises.
- What Could Have Been: The original draft for the story involved a book worm.