An Egg Is Quiet: (Nature Books for Kids, Children's Books Ages 3-5, Award Winning Children's Books)
Part of the Family Treasure Nature Encylopedias series
- Subject
- Science & Nature - Biology
- Age
- 0-3 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 36
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Size
- 23.9 cm × 28.4 cm
- ISBN
- 9780811844284
Scholastic Parent & Child magazine's 100 Greatest Books for Kids
A Junior Library Guild Premiere selection
"Will inspire kids to marvel." —Booklist
From the award-winning creators of the beloved Nature Book series, this gorgeous and informative introduction to eggs is the book that started it all.
From tiny hummingbird eggs to giant ostrich eggs, oval ladybug eggs to tubular dogfish eggs, gooey frog eggs to fossilized dinosaur eggs, this educational and immersive picture book magnificently captures the incredible variety of eggs in nature and celebrates their beauty and wonder.
The evocative text is sure to inspire lively questions and observations. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to more than 60 types of eggs and an array of captivating egg facts. Even the endpapers brim with information. A tender and fascinating guide that will spark kids’ imaginations, whether in a classroom reading circle or on a parent's lap.
A NATURE BOOK TO TREASURE: From the rosy roe of the Atlantic salmon to the delicate ova of the green lacewing, curious kids will find a wealth of information and inspiration in this fascinating picture book.
PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN READERS: Each volume in this unique series of nature books for kids is sure to inspire lively engagement for young listeners. Like the best nonfiction books for children, they are equally engaging in the home and in the classroom.
BEAUTIFUL BOOKS TO GIFT AND COLLECT: Called a “delight for budding naturalists of all stripes, flecks, dots, and textures" in a starred review from Kirkus, An Egg Is Quiet makes a wonderful gift for kids, families, and teachers. Pair with another in the series, including A Butterfly Is Patient, A Seed Is Sleepy, A Nest Is Noisy, and A Shell Is Cozy, to create an irresistible bundle for nature lovers.
Perfect for:
Parents, teachers, librarians, in-school educators, and homeschoolersPreschool, kindergarten, and emerging readers with an interest in nature, animals, and life scienceAnyone interested in learning more about the planet we inhabitGift giving in an Easter basket or for any special occasionSpring break and end-of-school summer readsFans of Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and others in the Over and Under seriesData provided by BiblioShare.
What reviewers said
Like the subject matter it describes, this book packages with understated elegance the substantive matter found within it. "An egg is quiet. It sits there, under its mother's feathers . . . on top of its father's feet . . . buried beneath the sand," Aston (When You Were Born) begins, as spot illustrations zero in on a hummingbird, emperor penguin and sea turtle, respectively. The narrative then launches into a kind of survey about the characteristics of eggs, which follows a simple format. In most spreads, different adjectives (colorful, shapely, textured, etc.) complete the sentence, "An egg…
"Worthy successor to Ruth Heller's Chickens Aren't The Only Ones (1981), this engrossing album pairs images of dozens of precisely detailed eggs and their diverse wild parents to basic facts presented in neatly hand-lettered lines. Nearly all depicted actual size (and those that aren't, are consistently so labeled), Long's eggs look real enough to pick up, whether placed in natural settings or suspended on white pages. All, whether from birds, insects, reptiles, fish or amphibians, are not only identified, but Aston adds both topical phrases-"Eggs come in different sizes"-to each spread and…
"The succinct text will draw young fact hounds, particularly fans of Steve Jenkins' Biggest, Strongest, Fastest and his similar titles. Long's illustrations are elegant and simple, and the gallery of eggs, as brilliantly colored and polished as gems, will inspire kids to marvel at animals' variety and beauty."
"An exceptionally handsome book...A beautiful guide to the unexpected panoply of 'the egg'."
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