Genre:
Animal books -- Reproduction
Subject headings:
Reproduction
Eggs

This book is a factual and informational text. It is written for young children, mostly in primary grades. The beginning of the book discusses how chickens are not the only ones that lay eggs. The author, Heller, explains that there are many more animals that lay eggs. For instance, she mentions snakes, crocodiles, frogs, etc. She describes the different animals that live in water and ones that fly through the air. I really liked this book because the illustrations are beautiful and it covers a vast amount of animals. It also has great vocabulary included, such as insects, amphibians, and even describes what a chrysalis is, in relation to butterflies.This would be integrated into a fun lesson about zoology. I think it could be connected to some fun activities and/or field trips. ( )

This is a great book. It starts off very simple, talking about how chickens lay eggs. From there it jumps off into a widespread study of zoology, looking at oviparous animals in all their diversity. This is an amazing way to connect so many different kind of animals, the simple fact that they all lay eggs. I’m sure after reading this book, kids will have new favorite animals and lots of “did-you-know” factoids to share with others. It even ends in a way that invites further investigation, talking about how all the animals who don’t lay eggs have live births, “…but that’s another story to tell.” Definitely a keeper for any classroom ( )

Teaches children that chickens aren't the only animal that lays eggs. From reptiles to different birds.

Ruth Heller, who passed away in 2004, received a degree in Fine Arts from University of California, Berkeley in 1946. Her first job as a designer and artist was for Cost Plus, designing napkins, matchboxes and gift wrap. In 1980 after visiting Yaddo, an artists' colony in New York in 1980 she decided to start a new writing and illustrating career. Source Wikipedia.com.
The reviewer for "The New Yorker," wrote of this book, "[This] highly original book, on the improbably subject of eggs. . .Simple enough for three-year-olds, and complex enough for those considerably older."