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아기 귀뚜라미가 태어났어요. 메뚜기, 사마귀, 매미, 벌, 잠자리, 모기 등 많은 곤충들이 귀뚜라미를 보고 인사를 합니다.

Welcome!
Good morning!
Hello!
Good day!
Hi!
Good afternoon!
How are you!
Good evening!
Good night!

귀뚜라미는 대답을 하고 싶었지만 아무리 날개를 비벼도 소리가 나지 않았어요.

마침내 밤이 되자 조용한 귀뚜라미는 역시 소리를 내지 못하는 다른 조용한 암컷 귀뚜라미를 만났어요. 양 날개를 비비자 이번에는...아름다운 소리를 내기 시작했죠.

여러가지 곤충들의 이름을 익힐 수 있고, 인사할 때 쓰는 말을 배울 수 있습니다.

마지막 페이지를 열면 귀뚜라미 소리를 실제로 들을 수 있습니다.






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Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Ediiton: Board Book (Sound Book): 24 pages
ISBN-10: 0399226842
ISBN-13: 978-0399226847
책 크기: 18cm x 13cm



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Book Description
This quiet, gently repetitive story about a cricket who finally finds his voice when he meets a she-cricket works well in a board-book edition because of Carle's bold collage illustrations. (The text is still more suited to older audiences.) Like the picture book edition, the board book contains a microchip inserted in the last page that attempts to replicate a cricket's chirp; it is certainly not necessary for full enjoyment of the book.


From the Publisher
"The simple, repeating story of a young cricket weho tries to say hello to the locust, worm, etc. who greet him. He cannot make a sound until the day he meets a very quiet girl cricket. Classic Carle illustrations on heavy stock make this ideal for younger readers. The chirper that sounds when the last page is opened makes an accurate cricket sound."--Children's Book Review Service. Full color.


Publisher's Weekly
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.


Children's Literature
This delightful picture book tells the story of a quiet cricket who makes his way into the world, meeting one insect after another. As he encounters a locust, praying mantis, spittlebug, cicada, bumblebee, dragonfly, group of mosquitoes, and luna moth, he tries to make a sound. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot make a sound. It is not until he matures and meets a female cricket, that he is able to make the most beautiful sound in the world. Children will enjoy the surprise ending--an electronic cricket chirping sound.


School Library Journal
Carle has created yet another celebration of nature. Ironically, it relies upon a high-tech gadget. When a baby cricket is born, a big cricket rubs his wings together to chirp ``Welcome!'' The little cricket attempts to reply, but there is no sound. On each double-page spread, the young creature encounters a variety of insects, but is unable to produce a sound to respond to their greetings. Finally, he comes upon another cricket, rubs his wings together, and chirps. Readers are then rewarded with a mechanically produced cricket's ``chirp.'' Typical of Carle's style, the language is simple, with rhythm, repetition, and alliteration to delight young listeners. Painted collage illustrations are lavish and expressive. Unfortunately, while Carle takes full advantage of the opportunity presented by technology, he does so at the expense of the story. Although the attempt to provide a multisensory experience is an admirable one, he relies too heavily on gimmickry. The sound produced is not so much enhancement for the plot as it is essential to the resolution. Without it, the final outcome is flat and anticlimactic, and the text becomes tediously repetitive. Although the publisher promises that the ``cricket's chirp will have a long life'' if the book is closed after reading, it is difficult to gauge its life span in library circulation. The book is sure to attract a large audience, but readers who come to it after the novelty has worn off will be disappointed.