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A House for Hermit Crab
by
Eric Carle
Poor Hermit Crab He's outgrown his snug little shell, so he finds himself a larger one -- and many new friends to decorate and protect his new house. But what will happen when he outgrows this shell and has to say good-bye to all the sea creatures who have made Hermit Crab's house a home?Children facing change in their own lives will relate to Hermit Crab's story -- and le...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
May 17th 2005
by Aladdin Paperbacks
(first published 1987)
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Shells are one of the habitats the first graders in my class study. We read fictional stories about hermit crabs and non-fiction books about many kinds of animals that live in shells. Along with "Moving Day" by Robert Kaplan and "Is This a House for Hermit Crab?" by Megan McDonald, I read this book. What I like about this story is that my students can relate to Hermit Crab's fear of change. Every one of my students could turn to their elbow partner and share how they felt about a new school, hom...more
Best for kids ages 5 and up.
Early Literacy Skills: Print Motivation, Vocabulary, Narrative Skills
From cover:
Hermit Crab's problem is that he keeps outgrowing things. When he outgrows his first shell0house, he;s a bit scared. The next one he finds is a big enough, but depressingly bare. To his happy surprise, all sorts of beautiful and useful undersea neighbors come to his aid and decorate and protect his home. Finally, the new house is perfect, but now it, too, has become too small! Once again,...more
Early Literacy Skills: Print Motivation, Vocabulary, Narrative Skills
From cover:
Hermit Crab's problem is that he keeps outgrowing things. When he outgrows his first shell0house, he;s a bit scared. The next one he finds is a big enough, but depressingly bare. To his happy surprise, all sorts of beautiful and useful undersea neighbors come to his aid and decorate and protect his home. Finally, the new house is perfect, but now it, too, has become too small! Once again,...more
Hermit Crab has grown too big for his shell. After a timid search, he finds a new one and decides to dress it up a bit. Each month he adds something new (a starfish, anemone, sea urchin, etc.). By the end of the year, he has grown out of this shell too. He is sad to leave all of his friends, but he gifts his shell to another crab and sets out, no longer timid, to find a new shell. His excitement grows as he thinks of all the new things he could decorate with....
I grew up hating change, and not d...more
I grew up hating change, and not d...more
Another great book from Eric Carle, A House for Hermit Crab is a classic moving story. I know I sure don’t like to move, and I’m sure most others agree, but this lighthearted book turns moving into a fun adventure. For curriculum purposes, this book could be a great selection for children just learning about different animals and environments because it takes place on the sea floor and there are numerous amounts of animals that the children could memorize. There is even a page at the end of the...more
Hermit Crab is looking for a new house, or shell, along the way he meets many different characters that make his house a home for him.
The mixed medium of paper and paint that the artist used made this book come to life. With an obvious medium or material readers can see exactly how the art was created. It makes the book familiar as if the pictures were created for and maybe even by a student. Although it is familiar to readers, the artwork has a lot of depth to the pictures. They layering of pa...more
The mixed medium of paper and paint that the artist used made this book come to life. With an obvious medium or material readers can see exactly how the art was created. It makes the book familiar as if the pictures were created for and maybe even by a student. Although it is familiar to readers, the artwork has a lot of depth to the pictures. They layering of pa...more
This is a sweet concept.
A hermit crab must find a home.
The only one available is rather plain.
Instead of being sorrowful and ashamed, the little creature is proactive and throughout an entire year (children will read the months of the year), he happily goes about adding friends, and consequently, decorations to his home.
When it is time for him to move on from his residence, which he took so much time to enhance,he gives it to another in need, not diminishing the home in the least, so he would n...more
A hermit crab must find a home.
The only one available is rather plain.
Instead of being sorrowful and ashamed, the little creature is proactive and throughout an entire year (children will read the months of the year), he happily goes about adding friends, and consequently, decorations to his home.
When it is time for him to move on from his residence, which he took so much time to enhance,he gives it to another in need, not diminishing the home in the least, so he would n...more
Retelling the story
Science: ocean study
Sharing and working together
Idea from Eric Carles offical website:
I have found that this idea works well with preschool through second grade students, especially with those who find it difficult to sit still during story time. On a sheet of 11 x 8 inch construction paper, I glue a large paper sea shell and a small paper crab, and give one to each student. I also pre-make each of Hermit Crab’s “friends” for each child, and as we meet each character, the stu...more
Science: ocean study
Sharing and working together
Idea from Eric Carles offical website:
I have found that this idea works well with preschool through second grade students, especially with those who find it difficult to sit still during story time. On a sheet of 11 x 8 inch construction paper, I glue a large paper sea shell and a small paper crab, and give one to each student. I also pre-make each of Hermit Crab’s “friends” for each child, and as we meet each character, the stu...more
I think this book explanes very good how a friend should be. Hermit Crab asked a lot of different sea creatures to help him look out for his house, and they all helped him. Hermit also gave away his house to another crab when he was growing out of his own. I have read a book that was similar to this book back in Norway, and I actually used that book when we had something called ''friendship week'' in the Kindergarten in Norway. I read the book for children who was around five years old and after...more
Sep 11, 2012
Margaret
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommended to Margaret by:
Memoria Press Kindergarten
Shelves:
children-s,
ocean,
picture-book,
months-of-the-year,
tipton-county-library,
mp-kindergarten,
ar-3,
ar-0-5,
ib
This book was actually a lot better than I expected. Done in the same style as his 10 Little Rubber Ducks, the words are part of what make this one so great. Months of the year, growing and changing (a similar theme as Little Bear's Little Boat). From my own childhood I remember wondering about ocean floor animals as I visited the beach when we were at my aunt's house and this would have been the perfect book for me at that time. I think I will have to look for this one to own, but until then my...more
A lively picture book all about a hermit crab on the bottom of the ocean floor. Through his year-long adventure he collects many different things that also live in the ocean to decorate his plain shell with. But, by the time he gets his shell just right, he has outgrown it again and must move on to find another, larger shell. Worried about his friends he has collected he doesn't want to leave them behind, until a smaller hermit crab comes along looking for a bigger shell and promises to take car...more
Sam really liked this book about a hermit crab who has outgrown his shell and must find another. Apparently this hermit crab has a flair for decorating, since most of the book is about how he embellishes his shell with plants, animals, and pebbles he finds on his journey across the ocean floor over the course of a year. Inevitably, the hermit crab outgrows this shell also, and passes it along to a smaller crab with the agreement that the new crab will be nice to the friends that have been giving...more
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I enjoyed reading A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle. I love his illustrations in all of his books because they are so colorful. The story is about a Hermit Crab who grew too big for his shell and had to search the ocean for a new shell. He met many new friends along the way. This book is perfect to read to kindergarten students who are working on the months of the year. Each month, the hermit crab finds a new friend to help decorate his house. This is also a g...more
I enjoyed reading A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle. I love his illustrations in all of his books because they are so colorful. The story is about a Hermit Crab who grew too big for his shell and had to search the ocean for a new shell. He met many new friends along the way. This book is perfect to read to kindergarten students who are working on the months of the year. Each month, the hermit crab finds a new friend to help decorate his house. This is also a g...more
Dulu, waktu gue masih jadi teacher librarian di tempat kerja gue yang dulu, setiap hari jumat gue disuruh bacain buku buat anak-anak TK.
Buku ini salah satunya.
Sebenernya ceritanya simple, tentang keong yang mencari rumah karena rumah lamanya udah sempit. Dan di dalam perjalanannya itu, dia bertemu dengan makhluk-makhluk laut lainnya.
Cerita yang bagus kan, anak-anak kecil itu jadi tahu berbagai jenis makhluk laut?
Tapi ternyata, pilihan gue untuk ngebacain cerita ini SALAH.
Kenapa? Ceritanya panja...more
Buku ini salah satunya.
Sebenernya ceritanya simple, tentang keong yang mencari rumah karena rumah lamanya udah sempit. Dan di dalam perjalanannya itu, dia bertemu dengan makhluk-makhluk laut lainnya.
Cerita yang bagus kan, anak-anak kecil itu jadi tahu berbagai jenis makhluk laut?
Tapi ternyata, pilihan gue untuk ngebacain cerita ini SALAH.
Kenapa? Ceritanya panja...more
Hermit Crab is growing up and he needs a new shell. He finds one and he decorates it with other sea creatures (a starfish, anemone, sea urchin, etc.) who share his life as he continues to grow. At the end he outgrows his shell again and is sad to leave his friends. He finds another smaller crab who needs a home and gives it to him.
This is a good story about change and how we can all make the best of it.
I gave this book 3 three stars because something in Eric Carle's books makes me think of ano...more
This is a good story about change and how we can all make the best of it.
I gave this book 3 three stars because something in Eric Carle's books makes me think of ano...more
Eric Carle is one of my favorite authors and this book is great! It goes through the months of the year, so that is a great thing to help kids with. It also talks about changes in life, because Hermit Crab must find a new shell when he grows to be too big for his current home. It lets children know that change is inevitable and it is okay for things to be different! If you wanted to teach children about sequential order of a story, this would be a great book to use!
This book would be great for prekindergarten and kindergarten students. Not only is it a neat story line but as the crab moves along it states the months of the year in order. So for students who are learning the order of the twelve months this would be a fun way to talk about it. Also, if you study sea animals in a science lesson, this book introduces a few sea animals and in the back of the book there are definitions for the different animals. It's a combo book!
This picture book is perfect for teaching a bit about the ocean and the animals and plants that reside there. The story is about a hermit crab who has grown too big for his shell and is looking for a new one. The hermit crab then attempts to decorate his shell.
This story is cute and appropriate for kindergarten to second grade students. It of course encompasses Eric Carle's amazing artwork talents and provides readers with pleasing images.
This story is cute and appropriate for kindergarten to second grade students. It of course encompasses Eric Carle's amazing artwork talents and provides readers with pleasing images.
Apr 06, 2010
Jess Brown
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
animals-underwater,
childrens-lit,
early-elementary,
growing,
preschool,
ocean,
picture-book
Little hermit crab has outgrown his house and is looking for a new one. After he finds one, he slowly "decorates" it with friends--a piece of coral, a sea anemone, and so on. When he eventually outgrows his house, he passes it on to a little crab who promises to protect his friends and who fits just right inside it. Shows the passage of time, and is a good introduction to the hermit crab and its habits. Best for preschool to early elementary.
Beautiful artwork, as to be expected from Eric Carle. A hermit crab finds a new home and decorates it with animals that he finds while exploring the ocean. My kindergarten students enjoyed the story and were delighted to decorate their own hermit crab shells to show off in the media center.
I read this book and planned an activity to support a Kindergarten visit from the Baltimore Aquarium.
I read this book and planned an activity to support a Kindergarten visit from the Baltimore Aquarium.
This is a fun and exciting to book to read. I would read it to students in a first grade class. In this book a hermit crab out grows his shell and moves into a larger shell. I would have my students observe a hermit crab to see does he always move to the shell with more space or will he move to the smaller shell. In the aquarium i would place 2 shells, one bigger on smaller to see what would happen
I loved A House for Hermit Crab as a child, and after rereading it, I can see why. This is a story of a hermit crab that has outgrown his shell. He is in search for a new shell to live in, and on the way he meets new friends and has a new adventure. This would be a great story for the primary grades, especially if you know several of your students might be experiencing some life changes.
Another one of Eric Carle's masterpeices.....of course I am a little impartial to his work. It goes through the months of the year, so that is a great thing to help kids learn the months. It also talks about changes in life, because Hermit Crab must find a new shell when he grows to be too big for his current home.They are introduced to the concept of change. No one likes change but it is very necessary.
I really enjoyed reading this book because it talks about a crab outgrowing it's home and have to move on aside from the fact that he will miss all his friends he has made throughout the months. So, this would be a great book to read when a student from the class is moving to a new home and school. It is also a good book to read if the students are learning about the months and the ocean.
A House for Hermit Crab is another Eric Carle book that is awesome! It is a story about a hermit crab that has to move and look for a new home when he grows to big for his shell. This story is a great read to share with children to show them that change is a part of life. Also I think this book is a great gift when someone is moving away. I gave this to my friend when she moved to Texas.
Apr 13, 2012
Deborah Harris
added it
I love the pictures! This is a story about a Hermit Crab who has out grown his shell it is time for him to move. He finds a shell but it is just plain, time to decorate. Each month the crab adds something new to his shell till it feels like home. This book covers a whole year and each month the crab found a new friend. The text provieds some unique verbs adverbs and adjectives.
This a story about a crab who is looking for a new house. This book could be used as a mentor text for writing to get students to add details to their pictures. Model drawing a house and have students add more to the house: windows, door, chimney, sidewalk, etc. Explain when writing, details need to be added to create a visual for the reader.
I used this book as inspiration for an art project (Kindergartners and 1st graders). They absolutely loved listening to the story and then decorating a new shell for Hermit Crab at the end. Apparently this was their favorite activity! They were so excited to show their regular classroom teacher and take their designs home. Too cute!
Aug 31, 2010
jacky
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
toddlers - elementary
Shelves:
picture-books,
lib-lew
This one didn't have some of the cool features that other Eric Carle books have, but the story made up for it. It was a nice and simple story about a hermit crab decorating his new shell. It reviews the months of the year and lots of sea life. Great illustrations as always. Repetitive structure, but great word choice.
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Feb 16, 2013
Sharia A.
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
ece-3601,
animals,
underwater-ocean,
negative-emotions,
nature,
new-friends-new-students,
biomes
I totally remember this book from my own childhood. This book would be godto introduce the ocean to students. This book can also help students that have moved or feel uncomfortable. This book is great for showing children how to make friendships and have a positive outlook on life.
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Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is a children's book author and illustrator, most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 30 languages. Since The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 71 million copies of his books have sold around...more
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