# Carl and the Meaning of Life - Hardcover

by **Deborah Freedman** (Author)

**From the often Caldecott-buzzed Deborah Freedman, a sweet and funny story about finding your place in the world.**

Carl is an earthworm. He spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: "Why?" Carl's quest takes him on an adventure to meet all the animals of the forest, each of whom seems to know exactly what they were put on this earth to do, unlike the curious Carl. But it's not until the world around him has changed that Carl begins to realize everyone, no matter how small, makes a big difference just by being themselves.

### Author Biography

Deborah Freedman (deborahfreedman.net) is a trained architect who now works as an author/illustrator. She is the author of _This House, Once_, _Shy_, _By Mouse and Frog_, _The Story of Fish and Snail_, _Blue Chicken_, and _Scribble_.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 11.6 x 9.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 02, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Carl and the Meaning of Life

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.4

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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