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Eric Carle's How Things Grow

written and illustrated by Eric Carle

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2015

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap/Penguin

ISBN: 978-0-448-48768-7

Keywords: Read-Aloud, Board Book

What happened to the very hungry caterpillar? Lift the flap to learn how animals and plants change and grow. Brightly illustrated.