Carle didn’t speak often about his upbringing in Nazi Germany,” the Times reported upon his passing at age 91, “he did say that his time spent in war zones had deeply influenced his work. Not long after, he was drafted into the U.S. In 1952, Carle moved to New York City with $40 in his pocket, and became a graphic designer for The New York Times.
His father came back from the war weighing 85 pounds, “a broken man,” according to Carle. Carle, only 15, was forced to dig trenches along the Siegfried Line. His father was drafted, sent to the Russian front, and became a prisoner of war.
His family lived in Stuttgart, Germany, under Nazi rule during World War II. That simplicity, however, belies the depths and the darkness Carle confronted in his youth.
And at the end? A vivid reminder that we all grow and change, and the truth of that is beautiful as well. By the time they’ve finished the book, the child has practiced counting, learned what certain foods are as they recite the days of the week, sharpened their seeking skills by locating the caterpillar in its various hiding places, reveled in a gorgeous palette of colors, and like as not giggled like a chickadee every time they poked a curious finger through one of the holes. Urn:oclc:872005943 Scandate 20100211022025 Scanner genius of Caterpillar is its simplicity. OL53033W Page-progression lr Pages 30 Ppi 300 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1452131902 Urn:lcp:veryhungrycaterp00carl:lcpdf:84039240-cb15-47e6-8508-e44658331df1 Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier veryhungrycaterp00carl Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0ft96p2x Isbn 0399226907ĩ4214758 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 22:34:16 Boxid IA109924 Boxid_2 CH103001 Camera Canon 5D City New York DonorĪlibris Edition 1st board book ed.
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