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A House for Hermit Crab - 3.9 x 0.3 x 5.5 inches Hardcover – August 20, 1991
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Join Hermit Crab as he learns an important lesson about growing up: For every friend and adventure left behind, there are new ones just ahead!
- Print length32 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelKindergarten - 3
- Lexile measure540L
- Dimensions3.94 x 0.3 x 5.5 inches
- PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateAugust 20, 1991
- ISBN-100887081681
- ISBN-13978-0887081682
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- Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; MIN edition (August 20, 1991)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 32 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0887081681
- ISBN-13 : 978-0887081682
- Reading age : 2 - 5 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : 540L
- Grade level : Kindergarten - 3
- Item Weight : 2.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 3.94 x 0.3 x 5.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #33,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #158 in Children's Marine Life Books
- #1,042 in Children's Friendship Books
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Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 62 languages and sold over 41 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than 70 books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.
Carle says: "With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates - will they be friendly? I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun."
Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. He divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina.
For more information about Eric Carle and his books please visit:
The Official Eric Carle web site: http://www.eric-carle.com
Eric Carle's Blog: http://www.ericcarleblog.blogspot.com
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: http://www.carlemuseum.org
The World of Eric Carle Amazon UK page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/l/1658013031
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Customers love the book's beautiful illustrations and find it to be a fantastic, educational read that's particularly suitable for preschoolers. The story receives positive feedback for its charm, with one customer noting how the metaphor resonates with them. Customers appreciate its readability and consider it a perfect gift for grandchildren.
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Customers appreciate the beautiful and colorful illustrations in the book.
"...Find new friends? What will he do with his old shell? It's a very cute book and my son frequently asks me to read him the 'hermit crab book'...." Read more
"...The story and illustrations are great, but I took off one star from this listing for the size!..." Read more
"This is a wonderful story with beautiful pictures that our daughter loves...." Read more
"I own hermit crabs. This book has awesome pics of hermit crabs but the crab in the book is in the ocean almost the whole time decorating his shell...." Read more
Customers find the book to be a fantastic and good classic, with one mentioning their love for Eric Carle's work.
"Love this book! It is the first book my child read by himself which makes me so proud! Great memories were made...." Read more
"...For reference, fits in my hand. It’s ok, but I would like the illustrations to be bigger so we can enjoy them...." Read more
"As a preschool teacher and a mother I love the story. Such a classic that the children always enjoy...." Read more
"I was not prepared for the size of this book. Its tiny! Not worth the price, but I guess they don’t make the big version any more? So we kept it." Read more
Customers enjoy the story of the book, finding both the narrative and illustrations good, with one customer noting how the metaphor in the storyline resonates with them.
"...I thought he would enjoy this book and was right. The story is very cute and simple, telling the year in the life of this hermit crab...." Read more
"...Great memories were made. The condition of the book was perfect, no complaints...." Read more
"...The images and the story are equally charming to me. I appreciate that it is a miniature version. (I have an affinity for mini objects)...." Read more
"...This book is fun to look at and fun to read. I bought it for my four-year-old, but ended up taking it to my first grade class instead...." Read more
Customers find the book educational and suitable for preschoolers, with one customer noting it provides multiple levels of learning.
"...of a hermit crab's life made the puppet less scary and was very educational...." Read more
"Love this book! It is the first book my child read by himself which makes me so proud! Great memories were made...." Read more
"I loved this book as a child and wanted to share it with my kids!..." Read more
"This is a very cute and informative book. My daughter got it for my son who just got hermit crabs for his birthday." Read more
Customers find the book fun to read, with children enjoying it, and one mentioning it's their favorite to read to their daughter.
"...The illustrations are very colorful and fun as you'd expect if you're familiar with Eric Carle's work...." Read more
"...The condition of the book was perfect, no complaints. It's perfect to buy and read while making a hermit crab craft with children.. highly suggest!" Read more
"...5 1/2" long by 4" wide, which makes the font very, very small & hard to read, esp for my 6 year old. Very disappointed...." Read more
"A childhood favorite! Just be aware this is a small book. Fits in one hand." Read more
Customers find the book makes a perfect gift, particularly for grandbabies, with one customer mentioning it works well as a graduation gift.
"Perfect Gift For GrandBaby! God Will Always Continue To Shed Only His Light and Unite Us All!!! ✝️💙💚💔💚💜💔💔💔🐾🐾🐈🐈🐈✝️..." Read more
"...This book came doll sized 😒!! Cute for a gift of some sort for that crabby person in your life!!..." Read more
"Book is beautifully illustrated and perfect for the child who has a hermit crab pet for understanding the hermit crabs' need to move into his/her..." Read more
"A gift for a kindergarten teacher. Her class has a Hermit Crab." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015My son is three and my mom recently purchased a few hermit crabs that they care for together. I won't touch the things but he loves to hold them and let them walk all over! He calls them his new pets, even though they're a few months old now (we also have three dogs and a fish tank). I thought he would enjoy this book and was right. The story is very cute and simple, telling the year in the life of this hermit crab. He begins by realizing his current home (his shell) is too small. He finds a new one, but it's very boring and plain. He travels throughout the sea finding different types of sea creatures and asking if they'll join him and decorate his house. Each month finds another sea creature added to his shell. But what happens when he again grows too big for this shell? Will he leave his friends behind? Find new friends? What will he do with his old shell? It's a very cute book and my son frequently asks me to read him the 'hermit crab book'. The illustrations are very colorful and fun as you'd expect if you're familiar with Eric Carle's work. Some of the pages have a lot of text, but it keeps my son's attention. We talk about the different creatures he meets and go through the list each time a new one is added. This one is a new favorite in our house.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023I recently bought a hermit crab hand puppet while on my vacation in Hawaii (from a gift shop). It was for a 4 year old and frankly looked a little scary. I decided to put this really nice book, "A HOUSE FOR A HERMIT CRAB", with the puppet as a gift. The explanation of a hermit crab's life made the puppet less scary and was very educational. By the way...after squashing the fluffy hand puppet into my luggage...I found the exact puppet on AMAZON!!!!!!
- Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2024Great book wonderful author
- Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2019Love this book! It is the first book my child read by himself which makes me so proud! Great memories were made. The condition of the book was perfect, no complaints. It's perfect to buy and read while making a hermit crab craft with children.. highly suggest!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021I loved this book as a child and wanted to share it with my kids! The story and illustrations are great, but I took off one star from this listing for the size! My fault, I should have noted the size when I bought it. When I looked back, the dimensions are listed here. For reference, fits in my hand. It’s ok, but I would like the illustrations to be bigger so we can enjoy them. Would not recommend less you are looking for a small book.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2024Toooo Small for project
- Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2024My niece will love reading this book to her younger sibling.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025This book was palm size.
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marshaReviewed in Japan on October 23, 20035.0 out of 5 stars こんなふうに、心の広い、前向きな人になりたい。
ヤドカリが新しい殻を探すのは命がけ。1月に新しい殻探しをはじめ、2月に移住。さて、それからは・・。周囲の仲間と共生しながら、自分も生きる、同じことの繰り返しだって捨てたものじゃない、この本はそんな大事なことを教えてくれました。
英語教材としての観点でみると、月の名前、海中生物の名前、過去完了形、比較級、感嘆文、会話表現などが学べます。
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EmanuellyLeiteReviewed in Brazil on April 19, 20235.0 out of 5 stars Amamos
Muito bom
NicoleReviewed in Canada on March 15, 20245.0 out of 5 stars My kids love these books
The book is perfect my little ones love anything Eric carle
Michelle AlsopReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 20195.0 out of 5 stars The Joy of Eric Carl
This was another of Eric Carls books , which we added to my young granddaughters collection. Her mother enjoyed the fun and simple stories when she was small and her own little one is finding similar pleasure. Wonderful book and well worth a read (over and over again) :)
Peggy MayReviewed in Canada on April 25, 20155.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Great story, loved it!












