From Egg to Chicken (Lifecycles) [Library Binding]

Gerald Legg (Author), David Salariya (Author), Carolyn Scrace (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Lifecycles

Large illustrations and simple text describe what an egg is made of and how it hatches into a chicken.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

K-Gr-2--The description on the back covers of these titles states that they are the "story of growth and change, in the simplest possible way." Chicken is simplified to the point of being misleading. It discusses the egg, but makes no mention of fertilization. It gives the impression that several eggs are laid at one time, and that the chick exists at the time the egg is laid. It then discusses the embryo as being a tiny dot in the albumen, but only in the glossary does it explain that albumen is the egg white. The text states that the hen turns the egg to keep it warm all over, which is only partially correct. Turning is also necessary for the proper development of the embryo. One caption implies that bantams have combs. Almost every definition in the glossary could easily have been included as part of the text. Only metric measurements are used. Tadpole succeeds with only minor problems. It uses appropriate scientific terms such as egg, sperm, and fertilized, and the glossary is more useful. Both titles feature large print with two or three sentences per double-page spread. Large, colorful illustrations fill each page, which is bordered with a red line. Both titles have captions when necessary. Tadpole might be an additional purchase, but Chicken lays an egg.

Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531144909
• ISBN-13: 978-0531144909
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,871,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inside Out, August 12, 2000

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Jane Hauger (WV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Egg to Chicken (Lifecycles) (Library Binding)

The simple, yet accurate, graphics of this little book are a favorite in my Kindergarten classroom. The mysterious , invisible growth inside the egg is presented as a link in the life cycle of the chicken. Children delight in the transparent pages and return to look again and again. Non-readers can recall/retell the simple story with the help of the pictures. Older children quickly absorb the facts illustrated and want additional information. FROM EGG TO CHICKEN is a great book to share with a youngster.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars From egg to chicken, May 18, 2010

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This review is from: Lifecycles: from Egg to Chicken Pb (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book for children and adults to read to children. There is however, a mistake that should be corrected in the book. After having raised dozens and dozens of chickens, the real truth is chickens do NOT lay several eggs at a time. They lay only ONE EGG at a time and it takes about 25 hours for a chicken to produce and egg, so you can generally expect an egg a day from each chicken, (some do lay less)Please do more research and correct this mistake. There are many children who will believe what you write and it needs to be the absolute truth. Thanks!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book to learn about the lifecycles of Chickens, February 24, 2009

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Flap (Robotown) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Egg to Chicken (Lifecycles) (Paperback)

I enjoyed reading this to my 3 year old. I've been looking for good, simple books that discuss the lifecycles of chickens (without any extra information about chickens who are used by humans). This turned out to have lovely illustrations and to be well written. I think they could've done a prettier cover, but overall it was great.