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Readers can count along with Rooster and learn about number sets, addition, and subtraction in this Spanish edition of Carle's beloved classic, "Rooster's Off the See the World." Full color.
About the author
Eric Carle (1929–2021) was acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children, including
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me;
Have You Seen My Cat?; and
TheTiny Seed. His best-known work,
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into seventy languages and sold over fifty-five million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many bestsellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Children’s Literature Legacy Award for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (CarleMuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of ninety-one. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. Find out more at Eric-Carle.com.
Summary
Count along with Rooster in this Spanish edition of a favorite story from Eric Carle!
¡Cuenta junto al gallo en esta edición en español de uno de los cuentos favoritos escritos por Eric Carle!
One fine morning, a rooster sets off to see the world. Soon he’s joined by two cats, then three frogs, then four turtles, then five fish. But one group by one, his new friends decide to head home, leaving the rooster alone again—and ready to return to his own comfortable home as well. Bold, colorful collage illustrations, a beguiling story, and a simple introduction to number sets, addition, and subtraction combine to make Rooster’s Off to See the World a delight for Eric Carle’s many young fans.
Una hermosa mañana, un gallo sale de viaje a ver el mundo. Pronto se le suman dos gatos, luego tres ranas, luego cuatro tortugas, luego cinco peces. Pero en un grupo tras otro, sus nuevos amigos deciden regresar a casa, dejando al gallo solo una vez más...y listo para regresar a su propio y cómodo hogar. Llamativas y coloridas ilustraciones con collages, una historia encantadora, una sencilla introducción a conjuntos de números, adición y sustracción se combinan para hacer que El gallo sale a ver el mundo sea un deleite para los muchos jóvenes fanáticos de Eric Carle.
