| The Enormous Egg Contributor(s): Butterworth, Oliver (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316119202 ISBN-13: 9780316119207 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1993 Annotation: Nate, a 12-year-old boy living in New Hampshire, takes over the care of an enormous egg laid by one of the family's hens, and the last thing he expects to hatch from it is a triceratops! Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 56005622 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.5" (0.30 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Easter |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 609 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Young Nate Twitchell is surprised when one of the hens on his family farm lays a giant egg. After a painstaking wait, Nate is even more surprised when it hatches and out pops a baby triceratops that he names Uncle Beazley But when Nate decides to keep the dino and raise it on his own, he has no idea what he's getting himself into. As Uncle Beazley grows, Nate and his family realize they are not equipped to take care of a full-sized dinosaur, and so with the help of their scientist friend, Nate and Uncle Beazley set off for the NationalMuseum in Washington, D.C., on the hunt for the perfect home for a modern-day dinosaur---then the real trouble begins The Enormous Egg was originally published in 1956 and has been a classic in children's literature ever since. This brand new edition features amazing new illustrations from Eisner-award winning graphic novelist Mark Crilley (creator of Akiko and Miki Falls). |