The very hungry caterpillar hat 1969 in Amerika aus ihrem Ei geschlüpft. At that time, it was still very small, but shortly after, it appeared on this side of the big pond under the name "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and grew bigger and bigger. It was just as lovely and voracious in English as it was in German, and it remains just as bilingual today as its creator, Eric Carle. Therefore, the little caterpillar is a bridge between cultures and is perfectly designed to teach children their first simple and age-appropriate English sentences, both in kindergarten and in the early school years. Children who have learned the days of the week, numbers, and names of various foods in German with the little caterpillar now learn them in English as well: On Monday, he ate through one apple. But he was still very hungry. On Tuesday, he ate through two pears...