Guess What Is Growing Inside This Egg (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780822561927)

Crack, crack...animal babies are hatched all over the place. Can you figure out who's who?

Watercolor and collage illustrations depict close-up scenes of an egg or eggs about to hatch. The text hints at what the eggs contain: "Hidden in a rock cave/ Deep beneath the ocean waves/ Their mother wraps her long arms around/ To keep these eggs safe and sound." The observant young nature lover will find a visual clue of what animal the mother might be. The next spread provides the answer-in this case, it's an octopus. The second spread also provides fascinating facts about the species.

The book features a number of species ranging from spiders to penguins to octopuses, and the back matter provides more information about the actual size of various eggs and how they develop.

Author: Mia Posada
ISBN-10: 0822561921
ISBN-13: 9780822561927
Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 10.26h x 8.38w x 0.34d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 113253 / Guess What Is Growing Inside This Egg

Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Minnesota Book Award - Finalist
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee
Award: Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Honor Book
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2007 pg. 285
Booklist 04/01/2007 pg. 55
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2007 pg. 381 - Recommended
Publishers Weekly 05/14/2007 pg. 56
School Library Journal 06/01/2007 pg. 136
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 405 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Science Books & Films 11/01/2007 pg. 245