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THE VERY BUSY “picture writer”

THE VERY BUSY “picture writer”. Eric Carle – Kindergarten Author Study. Mrs. Wasson. Who is Eric Carle?. Eric Carle was born on June 25, 1929 in Syracuse, New York. Carle and his family moved to Germany when he was 6. He went to art school. He came back to the USA in 1952.

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THE VERY BUSY “picture writer”

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  1. THE VERY BUSY“picture writer” Eric Carle – Kindergarten Author Study Mrs. Wasson

  2. Who is Eric Carle? • Eric Carle was born on June 25, 1929 in Syracuse, • New York. • Carle and his family moved to Germany when he was 6. • He went to art school. • He came back to the USA in 1952. • Now, Carle lives in Massachusetts and spends time in the • NC mountains.

  3. Eric Carle Through the Years

  4. What does Eric Carle Do? • Eric Carle makes children’s books. • He writes them. • He illustrates them. • The first book he illustrated was Brown Bear, • Brown Bear, What Do You See? • He has written and illustrated over 70 children’s • books! Click here to hear Eric carle read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

  5. Where does he get ideas? • Some of his ideas floated around in his head since • he was a kid. • One time, he got an idea for a book from punching • holes in a stack of paper. • He gets lots of ideas from nature.

  6. Eric Carle’s Artwork • Eric Carle makes collage illustrations. • He mixes paint with water. • Then he paints bold colors onto white tissue paper. • He paints with brushes and his fingers. • When the paper dries, he cuts out shapes. • He glues the shapes down to make pictures. • Sometimes, he uses crayons and colored pencils to add • details.

  7. What are we going to do? We are going to read lots of Eric Carle books! We are going to play games based on them! We are going to act them out! We are going to make collages! We are going to make our own books!

  8. References Carle, Eric. (1987) Have You Seen My Cat? New York, NY: Aladdin Paperbacks. Carle, Eric. (1997) From Head to Toe. New York, NY: Scholastic. Carle, Eric. (1993) Today Is Monday. New York, NY: Philomel Books. Carle, Eric. (1968,1987) 1, 2, 3, To the Zoo. New York, NY: The Putnam & Grosset Group. Carle, Eric. (2005) 10 Little Rubber Ducks. New York, NY: HarperCollinsPublishers. Carle, Eric. (2002) “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” Said the Sloth. New York, NY: Philomel Books. Carle, Eric. (1975, 1984) The Mixed Up Chameleon. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. Carle, Eric. (1969, 1987) The Very Hungry Caterpillar. New York, NY: Philomel Books. Something About the Author. Vol. 163. Detroiit: Gale, 2006. p. 49-59. http://www.eric-carle.com http://www.readingrockets.org/ http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=515&q=eric+carle&gbv=2&oq=eric+carle&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=undefined&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=34782l38313l0l10l10l0l0l0l0l656l1171l5-2l2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ylskfqlh84&feature=related Note about additional hyperlinks: Brown Bear cover on slide 5 is a hyperlink. Slide 6 title is a hyperlink.

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