1, 2, 3 to the Zoo: A Counting Book (Board Book) (ISBN-13: 9780399230134)

This board book combines simple counting with Carle's unusual illustrations of animals. Early learners will find the whimsical pictures appealing as they learn the beginning rudiments of numbers and counting.
- Midwest Book Review

Author: Eric Carle
ISBN-10: 0399230130
ISBN-13: 9780399230134
Publisher: World of Eric Carle
Language: English
Published: 07/16/1996
Pages: 20
Format: Board Book
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 5.05h x 7.05w x 0.45d

Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1996 pg. 11 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

About the Author
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has been translated into 70 languages and sold over 55 million copies. Carle illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 170 million copies of his books have sold around the world. In 2003, Carle received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award) for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 2002, Eric and his wife, Barbara, cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (www.carlemuseum.org) in Amherst, Massachusetts, a 40,000-square-foot space dedicated to the celebration of picture books and picture book illustrations from around the world, underscoring the cultural, historical, and artistic significance of picture books and their art form. Eric Carle passed away in May 2021 at the age of 91. His work remains an important influence on artists and illustrators at work today. www.eric-carle.com