An Egg Is Quiet
Award-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed with up-and-coming author Dianna
Aston to create this gorgeous and
informative introduction to eggs. From tiny hummingbird eggs to giant ostrich eggs, oval ladybug eggs
to
tubular dogfish
eggs, gooey frog eggs to fossilized dinosaur eggs, it magnificently captures the incredible variety of
eggs and
celebrates their beauty and wonder.
The evocative text is sure to inspire lively questions and observations. Yet
while poetic in voice and elegant in
design, the book introduces children to more than 60 types of eggs and an interesting array of egg
facts. Even the
endpapers brim with information. A tender and fascinating guide that is equally at home being read to
a
child on a
parent's lap as in a classroom reading circle.
Year 1: Amphibians
Throughout our Amphibians topic you
will learn about the key features of amphibians, find out what frogs eat and the
stages of a frog life cycle. Explore a pond habitat and observe why amphibians live there.
Plus
much more in this 7 activity topic.
Year 1: Birds
Discover the key features of birds and
identify birds in their habitats. Make bird food and collect feathers to make a paintbrush.
Year 1: Reptiles
Discover the key features of reptiles
and create a poster. Identify what reptiles eat and use paint to create your own
scaled picture. You will also sculpt and paint a clay snake. Plus much more in this 5 activity
topic.
Year 1: Seasons
Explore outside through nature hunts,
playing outside and painting the weather. Discover how all these activities and
more meet the standards set in the national curriculum and learn more about the world all
around
us. Plus much more in this 9 activity
topic.
- Publisher: Chronicle Books
- Format: Hardback
- Print length: 36 pages
- Dimensions: 9 x 11 V
- Reading age: 5 - 8 years old
- Publication date: 02/16/2006
- ISBN: 9780811844284
Sylvia Long
Sylvia is the illustrator of many books for children including the best-selling Sylvia Long's
Mother Goose , Hush
Little Baby , and Snug As a Bug , all published by Chronicle Books. Ms. Long's detailed
paintings are inspired by her
love of animals and the outdoors. She lives in Arizona.
Dianna Hutts Aston
Dianna Aston spends a lot of time in her backyard hoping to find new eggs. She often enlists
the help of her husband,
children, and their assorted pets. She lives in Texas.
