the very hungry caterpillar
Author: Eric Carle
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1969
Reading Level: AD460L
Grade level: Pre-K to K
Topic: Bugs (specifically caterpillars)
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXHScpo_Vv8
A little caterpillar comes out and begins eating everything he sees. He goes through many physical changes. When he is finally full, he goes into a cocoon until her emerges into an amazing butterfly. The reason this book is fiction is because the author, Eric Carle, called a pupa or chrysalis a cocoon.
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1969
Reading Level: AD460L
Grade level: Pre-K to K
Topic: Bugs (specifically caterpillars)
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXHScpo_Vv8
A little caterpillar comes out and begins eating everything he sees. He goes through many physical changes. When he is finally full, he goes into a cocoon until her emerges into an amazing butterfly. The reason this book is fiction is because the author, Eric Carle, called a pupa or chrysalis a cocoon.
the very busy spider
Author: Eric Carle
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1984
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: K to 2
Topic: Spiders
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEGqru5vqsQ
One morning, a spider is blown over by wind to a nearby fence on a farm and she starts to spin her web. A lot of different animals on the farm try to distract her but she does not let them. She just keeps spinning her web!
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1984
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: K to 2
Topic: Spiders
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEGqru5vqsQ
One morning, a spider is blown over by wind to a nearby fence on a farm and she starts to spin her web. A lot of different animals on the farm try to distract her but she does not let them. She just keeps spinning her web!
the grouchy ladybug
Author: Eric Carle
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1977
Reading Level: 560L
Grade level: Pre-K to 2
Topic: Ladybugs
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFNZvJbzmms
There is a ladybug who is always grouchy and she is mean to everyone she meets. Why is she being so mean? By the end of the story, she learns a very important lesson.
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1977
Reading Level: 560L
Grade level: Pre-K to 2
Topic: Ladybugs
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFNZvJbzmms
There is a ladybug who is always grouchy and she is mean to everyone she meets. Why is she being so mean? By the end of the story, she learns a very important lesson.
sam and the firefly
Author: P.D. Eastman
Illustrator: P.D. Eastman
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1958
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: K to 2
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
There is an owl named Sam. He is nocturnal and he does not have too many friends because most animals are asleep during the night when he is awake. One night, he meets a firefly. They cause some trouble together but in the end they both learn a valuable lesson.
Illustrator: P.D. Eastman
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1958
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: K to 2
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
There is an owl named Sam. He is nocturnal and he does not have too many friends because most animals are asleep during the night when he is awake. One night, he meets a firefly. They cause some trouble together but in the end they both learn a valuable lesson.