Prima mea carte despre casele animalelor

My Very First Book

by Eric Carle

„Prima mea carte despre casele animalelor” este o carte cu activități concepută astfel încât copiii mici să poată învăţa despre câteva animale și locul în care trăiesc printr-un joc simplu și amuzant. Cărţile sunt cartonate integral, au colțurile rotunjite și un design ingenios – paginile sunt tăiate pe jumătate, iar copiii trebuie să potrivească jumătatea de sus, care conține ilustrația unui cuib, stup, copac etc., cu jumătatea de jos, care conține imaginea unui animal.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Kids, Science

20 pages, Hardcover

First published January 18, 2007

About the author

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.
In 2003, the American Library Association awarded Carle the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award), a prize for writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made lasting contributions to the field. Carle was also a U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Canette Arille · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for children! All books by Eric Carle are great!

[Danielle T · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ..think these were gifts from one of the grandparents and I did not record it, whoops. Probably my parents? Anyway, going through books in these waning days of 2024 and the Very First Books with split pages are fun. Turtle without their shell is unnerving, and honestly the bat and mouse could live in the barn too but that's further rereadability here, if you want to imagine what it'd be like for critters to live in other homes (like what are penguins gonna do when the icebergs melt??)

[Amy Erwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Summary - A book with very little words that shows pop up pictures of animals and their homes.

Response - It's kind of a hard book to follow. The pages don't turn easy. It seems confusing and that it wouldn't be a good first book for a child. Some of the animal son the pages don't even have their home listed, so it seems like a waste.

Classroom -
Animals
Habitats
Enviornments
Shelter

[Jessi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite Eric Carle book. It’s matching animals & their homes, but there aren’t sentences or a story to follow. Cute pictures as always. The image of a turtle without its shell was a bit unnerving.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun

[Aneesa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wish she would just read this on her own.

[Mort's Kids · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eric Carle certainly knows how to do educational. This styles seems like it may actually teach folks something (in this case, animal home styles).

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Animals plus matching! Perfect for curious animal loving kids. We tried it at 2 and 3 years old but 4 is the perfect age to read it.

[Kelly Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the format of this book! This was a great way to introduce animals and their habitats.

[Jay Gabler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me: "Does a horse live in...a nest?!"
Toddler: "Why on earth do you think I would know the answer to that?"

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

This title first published as a picture book in 1986 and and is Board book version in 2006 has the beautiful animal illustrations Carle is so famous for, however the age group this is aimed for I feel will not have the manual dexterity to flip the boards to match the animal and its home.

[Randi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really wanted to love this book but it could use some improvements. This is a flip book that the animal and home are matched together. I like the concept and the illustrations. There are a few depiction issues. Even with a zoology background, I can't tell what the critter is that goes with the burrow. Is it a mouse, gerbil, weird-looking chinchilla? That being said, the turtle/tortoise choice is a body and then the reader selects the shell. Great idea in theory, but since turtles/tortoises don't leave their shells (like a hermit crab) this is misleading to kids. Some tortoises in the desert do live in burrows but then that leaves the odd rodent to match up with a shell...

[Sam W · Rating 3 out of 5]

A board book split in have so the animal home, top half, can be matching with the right animal, bottom half.

[Shanna Gonzalez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another of Carle's beautiful collage renderings of animals and their homes, this one is a flip-book. Each page is split into an upper and lower panel, and the reader finds the home (top) that matches the animal (bottom). Unlike other manipulative board books, this type doesn't depend on glue or sliding panels, and is unlikely to come apart (at least not quicker than regular board books). Because of its "puzzle" aspect, it could be good for adult-moderated problem-solving skills in younger children, and self-entertainment in older ones. It's a matching game, not a story, but it's worth acquiring if you can find it for a good price.

[Terrah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eric Carle has this cute series of books that are great for Cora, and teach her something too! My favorites are this animal homes one and the food one. The book is split in tow, and the kids match the pictures of the animals (on top) and their homes (on bottom). Very cute. He must have 6 or 8 of these types of books. Some will only really work for readers.

[Professor · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son is a little young to really do a lot with this yet, but it's a nice concept-two sides with which you match the home with the animal. The nudge in me wats to argue some of the choices: birds and bats both live in trees as well as caves and nests, for example-but I suppose even that will be good for thinking practice.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A board book with split pages that feature an animal home on top and an animal on bottom. Readers are challenged to correctly match the animal with their home. Animals included represent air, land and sea in a variety of climates.

An excellent nature read for toddlers and preK.

[Moorhead Public Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

Studies show a strong connection between the number of words babies are exposed to and their reading skills later in life. This board book is perfect to spark conversation about animals, homes, colors, sounds, etc. Check it out and talk, talk, talk...

[Shala Howell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm going to love this one. My daughter has a bit more development to do before she does (she's 11 months now and just beginning to enjoy matching games).

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although beautifully illustrated, the technical aspects of this clever split-page concept book about animals and their homes may elude young audiences.

[Dan]

Hana's first book!

[Shelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple and for matching home to animal

[Cheyenne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Animals and their homes.

[Tami · Rating 1 out of 5]

I want zero stars because there are no words