Eric loves animals (just like you!)
"Discover creatures of all shapes, colors, sizes, and textures in this comprehensive volume of Eric Carle's oeuvre of animals. Eric's work has appealed to children for decades, and there is so much more of it to share! From bears in woodblock to sketches of monkeys, a steel porcupine...
| Main Author: | Carle, Eric (Author) |
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| Corporate Authors: | Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. |
| Other Authors: | Kaiser, Cecily (Editor), Mekarnom, Mary (Editor) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
World of Eric Carle,
2023.
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| Series: |
World of Eric Carle.
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| Summary: |
"Discover creatures of all shapes, colors, sizes, and textures in this comprehensive volume of Eric Carle's oeuvre of animals. Eric's work has appealed to children for decades, and there is so much more of it to share! From bears in woodblock to sketches of monkeys, a steel porcupine sculpture to a foldout collaged whale, this collection includes previously unseen art in addition to favorite picture book characters! Interwoven with Eric's own words about animals and creativity, this is a must-have for every lover of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and beyond"-- |
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| Item Description: |
"Edited by Cecily Kaiser and Mary Mekarnom. Designed by Maria Elias" -- title page verso. "Previously unpublished Eric Carle text copyright ©2023... A portion of the artwork featured in this publication is from the collection of Eric and Barbara Carle, courtesy of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, Massachusetts. Republished art is included in this publication from the following titles and publishers..." |
| Physical Description: |
172 pages : color illustrations (some folded) ; 32 cm. |
| Audience: |
Ages 2-5 |
| ISBN: |
9780593224366 0593224361 |
| Author Notes: |
After finishing at the Akademie, he worked as a poster designer for the U.S. Information Center in Germany until 1952, when he moved back to New York City. He was a graphic designer at the New York Times and later worked as an art director at L.W. Frohlich & Co. In 1963, Bill Martin, Jr. saw a poster of a red lobster that Carle had designed and asked him to illustrate Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, thus launching his freelance career. Among his many children's books are Dream Snow, Hello, Red Fox, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle, and Pancakes, Pancakes! His title The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse made Publisher's Weekly Best Seller List for 2011. His title Brown Bear Brown Bear What to You See? made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015 he made The New Zealand Best Seller List with Love from the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle, beloved children's book author and illustrator, died on May 23, 2021. He was 91. (Bowker Author Biography) |