The Egg (First Discovery Books) [Hardcover]

Pascale De Bourgoing (Author), Pascale De Bourgoing (Author), P. M. Valat (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: First Discovery Books

Readers turn colorfully painted transparent pages to reveal each stage of a chick's growth inside an egg, and then watch it hatch in the most recent volume of a nonfiction series for the inquisitive preschooler.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

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--This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 17 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (March 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590452665
• ISBN-13: 978-0590452663
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #576,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Came First?, April 20, 2002

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This review is from: The Egg (First Discovery Books) (Hardcover)

Using engaging transparent pages, this book captures the imagination by explaining what happens to eggs. Relying mostly upon a chicken, the book illustrates where the egg comes from, what's inside, how the animal grows, and how the peep breaks free. Besides the chicken, the book also briefly discusses other animals that come from eggs: other birds, reptiles, fish, and crayfish. The book is a great science book and stealthy increases scientific vocabulary. Not only that, but it contains a little bit of good old fashioned European humor as well. A wonderful science tool for children of all ages.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic, educational, wonderful for toddlers and up, September 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Egg (First Discovery Books) (Hardcover)

Our 22-month old twins have LOVED this book for months (both the boy and the girl): they've learned great vocabulary, and find the drawings and overlays enchanting.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 26, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Egg (First Discovery Books) (Hardcover)

A parent brought this book into my classroom and I thought it was an AMAZING book. We hatched chicken eggs in our classroom and this book gave a wonderful explanation of how chicks develop inside the egg. It also shows where the egg forms inside the chicken. The visuals are very realistic and engaging for children. The book shows other animals that lay eggs-including lice! Too bad it's out of print.