Book Descriptions
for The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
The pages of this multi-sensory book are printed with colorful scenes done in collage and raised lines which allows for a tactile exploration of story elements. The text involves questions posed by animals to a spider "very busy spinning her web." The story response will be quickly learned by young listeners. (Ages 2-7)
CCBC Choices 1985 . © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1985. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
A spider, blown by the wind to a fence post near a farm yard, begins to build her web and cannot be distracted from the task at hand--not by the horse, cow, sheep, goat, or dog. But when the rooster asks if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the busy spider is able to catch it in her web immediately!
"A beautifully executed work for the very young that satisfies the needs of both visually handicapped and sighted children without losing its artistic integrity."
The Horn Book, starred review.
"Both sighted and blind children will follow the action with ease . . . Visually and verbally, this is a winner."
Booklist, starred review.
"A beautifully executed work for the very young that satisfies the needs of both visually handicapped and sighted children without losing its artistic integrity."
The Horn Book, starred review.
"Both sighted and blind children will follow the action with ease . . . Visually and verbally, this is a winner."
Booklist, starred review.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.