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Title details for The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle - Available

The Very Quiet Cricket

by Eric Carle
Kevin R. Free
Audiobook
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One day, a little cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. But the little cricket cannot make a sound. The cricket meets many insects, but it isn't until he meets a beautiful female cricket that he can finally chirp "hello!"
Excerpt:
Hello! whispered a praying mantis,
scraping its huge front legs together.
The little cricket wanted to answer,
so he rubbed his wings together.
But nothing happened. Not a sound.

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  • Release date

    January 19, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593417560
      • File size: 2844 KB
      • Duration: 00:05:55

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 490
    • Text Difficulty: 1-2

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 15, 1990
      A small cricket hatches ``one warm day,'' and the other insects greet him. Though the little guy wants very much to respond, nothing happens when he rubs his wings together. Finally, as night falls, he spies another cricket and attempts to greet her. ``And this time . . . he chirped the most beautiful sound that she had ever heard.'' As usual, Carle's art is lovely and his story is simple and satisfying. But this book has something The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Busy Spider didn't have: an electronic chirping mechanism activated by the turning of the last page. Though the surprisingly realistic noise may get on parents' nerves, it will certainly intrigue and entertain its intended audience. Ages 3-6.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:490
  • Text Difficulty:1-2

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