Ten spreads with gatefolds and a culminating dramatic fold-out lead young readers from a single penguin egg to an ostrich's clutch of 10 eggs. Song-like, non-rhyming verse gives clues as to who might hatch. The answer to the repeated refrain, "Who will the babies be?", is found beneath a flap. Besides discovering the animal baby or babies, kids will also pick up a lot of nature terminology and interesting facts about animals, their birthing environments, and habitats.
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"Matte cut-paper collages with wood-grain, paper, fabric, and other textures illustrate this nature-themed counting book. "Nine eggs, round and black, safe in shimmering jelly, floating on the pond. Who will the babies be?" reads one spread. Gatefolds open to the right or upward, revealing the answers: "9 frog tadpoles, breathing with feathery gills and swishing finny tails." Charming and lovingly designed entertainment. Ages 3-up" -Publishers Weekly (June 2012)
"Writing for a younger audience than usual, Halfmann pares down the text, leaving a math/science book that will have readers counting, guessing and learning baby-animal names...A clean design and predictable pattern help readers join in...For her picture-book debut, Thompson plays up the nature theme by using richly textured papers and fabrics to fashion her cut-paper collages. While her shapes and outlines are quite simple, their textures are anything but plain, adding another whole dimension to the artwork...A solid addition to the spring egg shelf." -Kirkus Reviews
"From 1 penguin to 10 ostriches, this gatefold gallery offers a first gander at eggs--not just avian but the frog, snake, fish, and platypus sort, too--and the hatchlings that emerge from them. Composing simple cut-shape collages from a variety of scored, patterned, and textured papers in subdued hues, Thompson provides plenty of clues...Halfmann's commentary, likewise patterned, is rich in natural details...Literal-minded younger children will have no trouble absorbing both the informational content and the gentle verbal and visual rhythms." -Booklist (August 2012)
"Part counting book, part science book, this engaging title will find a natural home in classrooms and storytimes. Each spread features a number and a type of egg and invites readers, through bouncy rhyming text, to guess, "Who will the babies be?" The recto folds out to reveal the hatchlings. All types of eggs are covered here, from penguins to caterpillars to fish to snakes...The engaging question-and-answer format is enhanced by Thompson's gorgeous mixed-media collage illustrations..." -Kathleen Kelly MacMillan for School Library Journal (July 2012)
"Writing for a younger audience than usual, Halfmann pares down the text, leaving a math/science book that will have readers counting, guessing and learning baby-animal names...A clean design and predictable pattern help readers join in...For her picture-book debut, Thompson plays up the nature theme by using richly textured papers and fabrics to fashion her cut-paper collages. While her shapes and outlines are quite simple, their textures are anything but plain, adding another whole dimension to the artwork...A solid addition to the spring egg shelf." -Kirkus Reviews
"From 1 penguin to 10 ostriches, this gatefold gallery offers a first gander at eggs--not just avian but the frog, snake, fish, and platypus sort, too--and the hatchlings that emerge from them. Composing simple cut-shape collages from a variety of scored, patterned, and textured papers in subdued hues, Thompson provides plenty of clues...Halfmann's commentary, likewise patterned, is rich in natural details...Literal-minded younger children will have no trouble absorbing both the informational content and the gentle verbal and visual rhythms." -Booklist (August 2012)
"Part counting book, part science book, this engaging title will find a natural home in classrooms and storytimes. Each spread features a number and a type of egg and invites readers, through bouncy rhyming text, to guess, "Who will the babies be?" The recto folds out to reveal the hatchlings. All types of eggs are covered here, from penguins to caterpillars to fish to snakes...The engaging question-and-answer format is enhanced by Thompson's gorgeous mixed-media collage illustrations..." -Kathleen Kelly MacMillan for School Library Journal (July 2012)
From the Inside Flap
What will peck and poke, or swim, or fly, or wobble out of these eggs?
Whether one or many, large or small, white, green, or blue, an egg is always a surprise waiting to hatch into something new.
Come count...
Come discover...
Come see what will these babies be!
Whether one or many, large or small, white, green, or blue, an egg is always a surprise waiting to hatch into something new.
Come count...
Come discover...
Come see what will these babies be!
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By Jane Crowner
Format:Hardcover
Eggs 1,2,3: Who Will the Babies Be? by Janet Halfmann is a colorful book that not only helps children learn to count, it also gives a delightful science lesson about animal babies. Because the phrase "Who will the babies be?" is repeted throughout the book, children are given the opportunity to guess for themselves and be surprised (or not). As usual, Ms Halfmann has done thorough research, so the "science lesson" is valuable.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Eggs 1,2 3: Who Will the Babies Be? by Janet Halfman
Release Date - April 10, 2012
*A review copy of this book was viewed from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review*
This book is a fun book that teaches children not only about counting but about animals and their young. The pictures are bright and colorful and lots of fun. The repetition of the phrase "Who will the babies be?" helps get the children involved in the story as it progresses.
This book is a good teaching tool on several levels and could be enjoyed by children ages 2+. Lilly enjoyed the animals in this book and trying to figure out the babies.
Overall we give Eggs 1,2,3: Who Will the Babies Be? 4 stars.
Release Date - April 10, 2012
*A review copy of this book was viewed from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review*
This book is a fun book that teaches children not only about counting but about animals and their young. The pictures are bright and colorful and lots of fun. The repetition of the phrase "Who will the babies be?" helps get the children involved in the story as it progresses.
This book is a good teaching tool on several levels and could be enjoyed by children ages 2+. Lilly enjoyed the animals in this book and trying to figure out the babies.
Overall we give Eggs 1,2,3: Who Will the Babies Be? 4 stars.
Format:Hardcover
This is a terrific storytime nonfiction book. Each spread describes and shows the eggs and asks "Who will the babies be?" (kids will be chiming in after the second spread). Then you open a gatefold that reveals the babies. Wonderful language makes this a delight to read aloud.
Nine eggs, round and black,
9
safe in shimmering jelly, floating on the pond.
Who will the babies be?
9 frog tadpoles,
breathing with feathery gills
and swishing finny tails.
Beautiful!
Nine eggs, round and black,
9
safe in shimmering jelly, floating on the pond.
Who will the babies be?
9 frog tadpoles,
breathing with feathery gills
and swishing finny tails.
Beautiful!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
one of those books that will frequently be read and played with
This is one of those books that will frequently be read and played with. Covering the numbers 1 - 10 with flip-out pages to show the babies hidden within the eggs, the beautiful... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Gaele
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely book!
I would recommend this little book to anyone who wants to demonstrate to small children that Like produces Like... things produce after their kind.
Published 1 month ago by Betty Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Eggs, 1, 2, 3
I read Eggs, 1, 2, 3, who will the babies be, in exchange for review from Edelweiss. The book was written by Janet Halfmann and Illustrated by Betsy Thompson. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Stacie D. Wyatt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Oooo and ahhh
This is one of those books that draws big Oooo's and Ahhh's from the young children in my school. Halfmann recites a number alphabet for eggs, with just enough rhyme to charm but... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Debnance at Readerbuzz
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