だんまりこおろぎ―虫の音がきこえる本 (ボードブック) [単行本]

A picture book about a little cricket that has lost its song, whose search for it is fruitless until he meets a chip. The author has also written "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", "The Very Busy Spider", "Do You Want To Be My Friend" and "1,2,3 to the Zoo". --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。

地球には、やく4000しゅるいの、こおろぎがいます。地面のしたに、すんでいるのや、地面のうえに、すんでるのや。しげみや、木のなかにいるのもいれば、水のなかにすむ、こおろぎさえもいます。オスとメス、どちらも音をきくことができますが、ころころ・りりり…と、鳴くことができるのは、オスだけです。2まいのはねを、こすりあわせて、ころころ・りりり…と音をだすのです。それはもう、まるで歌をうたっているみたい。 --このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。

生まれたばかりのこおろぎ坊や。小さなはねをこし・こし・こしとこすってみるけど、あらら、音が出ないよ、うたえない。バッタもセミもマルハナバチも、いろんな声であいさつしてくれるのに。音が聞こえるしかけ付き絵本。

A cricket is born who cannot talk! A bigger cricket welcomes him to the world, then a locust, a cicada, and many other insects, but each time the tiny cricket rubs his wings together in vain: no sound emerges. In the end, however, he meets another quiet cricket, and manages to find his "voice." Children will love the repetitive text as they meet a steady parade of new creatures (including a "spittlebug, slurping in a sea of froth"); and of course they'll delight in the happy ending. This is one of a series of large (11.5 by 8.5 inches) format Eric Carle books with a mechanical twist: in this case, the quiet cricket bursts into (surprisingly authentic) electronic song as you turn the last page. (The battery is replaceable.) An amusement for the ears, but most of all--as ever, with Carle--a feast for the eyes. The colorful cut-paper illustrations are simply gorgeous, drawing you in even on the hundredth reading. (And there will be a hundredth reading, followed by many more.) (Baby to preschool) --Richard Farr
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A small cricket hatches "one warm day," and the other insects greet him. Though the little guy wants very much to respond, nothing happens when he rubs his wings together. Finally, as night falls, he spies another cricket and attempts to greet her. "And this time . . . he chirped the most beautiful sound that she had ever heard." As usual, Carle's art is lovely and his story is simple and satisfying. But this book has something The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Busy Spider didn't have: an electronic chirping mechanism activated by the turning of the last page. Though the surprisingly realistic noise may get on parents' nerves, it will certainly intrigue and entertain its intended audience. Ages 3-6.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。

Eric Carle is an internationally acclaimed author/illustrator of books for very young children. He has worked as a graphic artist for the NEW YORK TIMES and various advertising agencies. He now works freelance as an illustrator and is concerned withthe transition of the child from the home to the school environment. Eric Carle lives in Massachusetts. --このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。