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''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' is a children's picture book designed, illustrated and written by Eric Carle, first published by the World Publishing Company in 1969, later published by Penguin Putnam.〔''100 Best Books for Children'', Anita Silvey, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, ISBN 978-0-618-27889-3〕 It features a caterpillar who eats its way through a wide variety of foodstuffs before pupating and emerging as a butterfly. The winner of many children's literature awards and a major graphic design award,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Eric Carle collection )〕 it has sold 30 million copies worldwide. It has been described as having sold the equivalent of a copy per minute since its publication. It has been described as "one of the greatest childhood classics of all time." It was voted the number two children's picture book in a 2012 survey of ''School Library Journal'' readers.〔 ''The Very Hungry Caterpillar'' uses distinctive collage illustrations (Carle's third book, and a new style at the time), 'eaten' holes in the pages and simple text with educational themes – counting, the days of the week, foods, and a butterfly's life stages. There have been a large number of related books and other products, including educational tools, created in connection to the book. The caterpillar's diet is fictional rather than scientifically accurate, but the book introduces concepts of Lepidoptera life stages where transformations take place including the ultimate metamorphosis from 'hungry caterpillar' to 'beautiful butterfly', and it has been endorsed by the Royal Entomological Society. ==Synopsis== A green baby caterpillar hatches from an egg, and from birth he experiences a perpetual craving for food. He eats through fruits on five days, one piece on the first, two on the second, and so on up to five,〔 then experiments with a wider variety of foods. Soon enough he eats too much and nauseates himself. After recovering he spins a cocoon in which he remains for the following two weeks. Later, the caterpillar emerges as a bright, colorful butterfly with large, gorgeous, multi-colored wings. Foods eaten: * 1 apple * 2 pears * 3 plums * 4 strawberries * 5 oranges * 1 piece of chocolate cake * 1 ice cream cone * 1 pickle * 1 slice of Swiss cheese * 1 slice of salami * 1 lollipop * 1 piece of cherry pie * 1 sausage * 1 cupcake * 1 slice of watermelon * 1 green leaf 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Very Hungry Caterpillar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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