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The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
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The Very Lonely Firefly

by Eric Carle

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Eric Carle stories are wonderful! Children will love the stories and the illustrations! ( )
  meotoole | Nov 17, 2009 |
Any book by Eric Carle is worth reading in my opinion. This book is about a firefly who gets very lonely and hes goes places looking for things to do and things to meet. By the end of the book, he finds other fireflies so he is happy! ( )
  cpage_07 | Oct 21, 2009 |
This book was a simple story about a firefly who was born in the night and flew off into the dark. He spent many nights looking for other fireflies. He flew toward everything that appeared to be another firefly. After trying several times and never finding another firefly, he began to feel discouraged because he was lonely. Finally the fire fly found another group of fireflies and he never felt lonely again. This book is not one that I would use in my classroom, I think it is too basic and although the idea of loneliness is a good story line, I do not think the children would enjoy it. ( )
  alprince | Oct 4, 2009 |
“The Very Lonely Firefly” written by Eric Carle is a great story about a firefly searching for other fireflies. The firefly is very lonely and one night, after sun set, he went searching for fireflies. During his search, he sees many things with lights including a light bulb, a candle, and a flashlight, but he doesn’t find other fireflies. All the things he saw were beautiful, but he was still lonely and sad. The firefly keeps searching and finds a group of fireflies at the end of the night, and he became very happy. This is a great story that I would love to read to my students in the future.
  Lakapp | Sep 6, 2009 |
This book is about a firefly that is very lonely. He flies around following different kinds of lights, thinking that they are other fireflies. At the end of the book, he finally finds other fireflies and doesn't feel lonely anymore. I would recommend this book to elementary teachers and parents. This book can teach children about friendship and feeling lonely.
  JRFyock | Aug 30, 2009 |
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Amazon.com (ISBN 0399227741, Hardcover)

Many of Eric Carle's books begin with a small creature being born just as a great yellow sun rises. This time the hero is a firefly, and the inimitably Carle-ish cut-paper orange-and-yellow sun is setting. The firefly buzzes off in search of companionship, but keeps following other lights by mistake--a candle, a flashlight, a lantern--and these in turn are all leading in the direction of a fireworks display. Finally, the lonely firefly finds the friends it is seeking--a dozen or more other fireflies. This is one of a series of large (11.5 by 8.5 inches) format Carle books with a mechanical twist: in this case, the firefly's new group of friends start to flash (from tiny yellow bulbs embedded in the book) as you turn the last page. (The battery is replaceable.) (Baby to preschool) --Richard Farr

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