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The egg book : see how baby animals hatch, step by step! / [author, Robert Burton ; additional text, Dr. S. James Reynolds ; original photography, Jane Burton, Kim Taylor ; illustrator, Ella Ginn].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : DK, 2023Edition: First American editionDescription: 79 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780744069969
  • 0744069963
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is an egg? -- Who has eggs? -- Nesting -- Inside an egg -- Common ostrich -- Roman goose -- Moorhen -- Bird eggs -- Black swan -- Muscovy duck -- Golden pheasant -- Japanese quail -- Aylesbury duck -- Cunning cuckoos -- Humboldt penguin -- Bullfinch -- Common starling -- Mute swan -- Crowned lapwing -- Common pigeon -- Tawny owl -- Miniature nest -- Leopard tortoise -- Corn snake -- Leopard gecko -- Common frog -- Great crested newt -- Eggs in strings -- Rainbow trout -- Goldfish -- Dogfish -- Fish eggs -- Swallowtail butterfly -- Seven-spotted ladybug -- Eggs on stalks -- Southern hawker dragonfly -- Insect eggs -- Kerry slug.
Summary: "Find out all about how eggs hatch step by step in this fascinating baby animal book for children. Many animals start life inside eggs and this book explores these magical capsules in detail, with stunning photographs of the moment the creatures emerge. Featuring more than 20 animals--including a penguin, a tortoise, and even a slug--this book documents the moment of hatching in detail. Children aged 5-7 can learn how birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates hatch from their eggs, as well as what happens inside an egg's shell"-- Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 591.468 B974 Available 33111011054232
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 591.468 B974 Checked out 07/15/2024 33111010968150
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 591.468 B974 Available 33111009472560
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn about the remarkable beginnings of life with this adorable book of baby animals hatching from their eggs.

Find out all about how eggs hatch step by step in this fascinating baby animal book for children. Many animals start life inside eggs and this book explores these magical capsules in detail, with stunning photographs of the moment the creatures emerge.

Featuring more than 20 animals - including a penguin, a tortoise, and even a slug - this book documents the moment of hatching in detail. Children aged 5-7 can learn how birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates hatch from their eggs, as well as what happens inside an egg's shell.

This captivating animal book for children features:

- A step-by-step account of different types of animals hatching, as well as what an egg is, which animals have eggs, and what is inside an egg.
- Introductory pages that explain which animals have eggs and how they work.
- Large, detailed photographs show eggs hatching almost in real-time.
- A wide range of animals, from birds to amphibians and insects.

With expert information, jaw-dropping photography, and a beautifully shiny foil finish, The Egg Book is the ideal gift for any child with a love of nature and baby animals. Children will love to see the biggest egg in the world hatching, find out which animals have jellylike eggs, and which animals' egg cases are known as "mermaids' purses".

Includes index.

"Material in this publication was previously published in Egg (1994)"--Title page verso.

"Contains content previously published in Egg."--Cover.

What is an egg? -- Who has eggs? -- Nesting -- Inside an egg -- Common ostrich -- Roman goose -- Moorhen -- Bird eggs -- Black swan -- Muscovy duck -- Golden pheasant -- Japanese quail -- Aylesbury duck -- Cunning cuckoos -- Humboldt penguin -- Bullfinch -- Common starling -- Mute swan -- Crowned lapwing -- Common pigeon -- Tawny owl -- Miniature nest -- Leopard tortoise -- Corn snake -- Leopard gecko -- Common frog -- Great crested newt -- Eggs in strings -- Rainbow trout -- Goldfish -- Dogfish -- Fish eggs -- Swallowtail butterfly -- Seven-spotted ladybug -- Eggs on stalks -- Southern hawker dragonfly -- Insect eggs -- Kerry slug.

"Find out all about how eggs hatch step by step in this fascinating baby animal book for children. Many animals start life inside eggs and this book explores these magical capsules in detail, with stunning photographs of the moment the creatures emerge. Featuring more than 20 animals--including a penguin, a tortoise, and even a slug--this book documents the moment of hatching in detail. Children aged 5-7 can learn how birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates hatch from their eggs, as well as what happens inside an egg's shell"-- Provided by publisher

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