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212: is one of over 300 children's books written by Bill Martin, Jr. Martin came across illustrations by Eric Carle in a newspaper, and their collaboration began shortly after. Martin and Carle write poetic books they wished they had access to as students. Their use of simplistic and rhythmic language is to help students transition from reading to writing in early stages of education. Before Martin begins writing a book, he establishes a rhythm which is then repeated throughout the book. American author and illustrator Steven Kellogg describes Martin's purpose for writing his children's poetry books is to expose “children to the ‘music of language'." Martin believes the cheerful rhythm resonates with children, even if they do not understand the content.
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with differing endings. Carle explained that variations in text between editions (mostly on the last page) were due to Martin, and that Carle made new illustrations to go with the changes. The 1967 first edition of the book includes a mother in place of the teacher. The 1970 edition includes a Grey
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The New York Times bestselling author of 22 children's books, Michael
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