![]() ![]() He worked as a teacher and principal before starting his career as a children’s book author. ![]() Martin graduated with a teaching certificate from Emporia State University. ![]() In addition to writing and illustrating books of his own, he also collaborated on several others.The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which he and his wife Bobbie founded, opened in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002. Bill Martin, Jr., American educator and author of more than 300 childrens books. He was the recipient of many honors, including the American Library Association’s Children’s Literature Legacy Award and the Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators. Born in the United States, Eric also spent many of his early years in Germany where he studied typography and graphic art at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart. ![]() He wroteīear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.Įric Carle (1929-2021) was one of America’s leading children’s book illustrators and author of more than seventy books, including the bestselling classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The creators of the childrens classic Brown Bear, Brown. was an elementary school principal, a teacher, a writer, and a poet. Buy Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin Jr for 17.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. ![]()
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