The Very Hungry Caterpillar讲述了一只毛毛虫变成蝴蝶的故事。故事情节非常丰富，通过这本绘本，孩子还能接触到：颜色、水果、食物、星期的表达和数字1-5。最后的破茧成蝶更是让人欢呼雀跃！
以下是绘本插页及翻译
In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
月光下，一颗小小的蛋躺在一片树叶上。
One sunday morning,the warm sun came up and-POP!-out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.
星期天的早上，暖和的太阳升起来了，嘙一声，一条又小又饿的毛毛虫从蛋里爬了出来。
He started to look for some food.
他要去找一些东西来吃。
On monday he ate through one apple,But he was still hungry.
星期一，他吃（穿）了一个苹果，可是还是很饿。
On Tuesday he ate through two pears,But he was still hungry.
星期二，他吃（穿）了两个梨，可是还是很饿。
On Wednesday he ate through three plums,But he was still hungry.
星期三，他吃（穿）了三个李子，可是还是很饿。
On Thursday he ate through four strawberries,But he was still hungry.
星期四，他吃（穿）了四个草莓，可是还是很饿。
On friday he ate througn five oranges,But he was still hungry.
星期五，他吃（穿）了五个橘子，可是还是很饿。
On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate,one Ice-cream,one pickle,one slice of Swiss cheese,one slice of salami,
星期六，他啃穿了一块巧克力蛋糕，一个冰淇淋甜筒，一条腌黄瓜，一片瑞士奶酪，一截萨拉米香肠，
one lollipop,one piece of cherry pie,one sausage,one cupcake,and one slice of watermelon.That night he had a bad stomachache!
一根棒棒糖，一片樱桃派，一根香肠，一个纸杯蛋糕和一片西瓜。
那天晚上，毛毛虫的肚子好痛好痛！
The next day was Sunday again,The caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf ,and after that he felt much better.
第二天，又是星期天了。毛毛虫啃了一片又嫩又绿的叶子，顿时觉得好多了。
Now he wasn't hungry any more-and he wasn't a little caterpillar any more.He was a big,fat caterpillar.
现在，他不饿了，也不再是一条小毛毛虫了。他成了一条又肥又大的毛毛虫。
He built a small house called a cocoon,around himself.He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and -----
他给自己搭了座房子，名字叫做茧，在里面呆了两个多星期，然后咬了个小洞从里面钻了出来。
He was a beautiful butterfly!
他变成了一只漂亮的蝴蝶！
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