| The Odd Egg Contributor(s): Gravett, Emily (Author), Gravett, Emily (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416968725 ISBN-13: 9781416968726 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: Each of the birds has an egg...except for Duck. So when Duck finds a beautiful egg of his own he's delighted -- even though the other birds make fun of it. But everyone's in for a BIG surprise when his egg finally hatches! The witty text and playful illustrations appear on cleverly designed cut pages that allow the visual jokes to unfold. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Alternative Family |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2008061108 |
| Lexile Measure: 400 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 12" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Each of the birds has an egg...except for Duck. So when Duck finds a beautiful egg of his own he's delighted -- even though the other birds make fun of it. But everyone's in for a BIG surprise when his egg finally hatches The witty text and playful illustrations appear on cleverly designed cut pages that allow the visual jokes to unfold. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gravett, Emily: - Emily Gravett is the author and illustrator of Matilda's Cat, Again!, Wolf Won't Bite!, Blue Chameleon, The Odd Egg, The Rabbit Problem, Dogs, Spells, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal), Little Mouse's Big Book of Beasts, Monkey and Me, Meerkat Mail, Tidy, and Old Hat. Her first book, Wolves, was the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award for Illustration. Her second book, Orange Pear Apple Bear, was a Quills Award finalist, on the shortlist for the Kate Greenaway Medal, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year. Emily lives in Brighton, England, with her partner, their daughter, and the family dog. Visit her at EmilyGravett.com. |