Hatch Little Egg

As everyone rushes to see the little bird hatch from his egg, they are greeted by a surprise when a pig is inside the egg instead.

Mother Hen lays an egg, but she has no idea how to hatch it. Her attempts include feeding it spaghetti (strings!), rocking it (a pull-tab cradle), and warming it (a fabric sweater). When nothing works she sleeps on it--and it hatches!

Jelly, jiggly. What will hatch? Wiggly, squiggly. . . tadpole. What is more exciting than waiting for an egg to hatch? Creatures of all varieties begin inside an egg-and those eggs also come in all shapes and sizes. From a squiggly tadpole to fuzzy robin to a leathery platypus, this charming text and unique illustrations show eight different animals as they begin life. With a cut-out on each page readers will have fun guessing... what will hatch?

Gail Damerow shows you how to incubate, hatch, and brood baby chickens, ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets. With advice on everything from selecting a breed and choosing the best incubator to feeding and caring for newborn chicks in a brooder, this comprehensive guide also covers issues like embryo development, panting chicks, and a variety of common birth defects. Whether you want to hatch three eggs or one hundred, you’ll find all the information you need to make your poultry-raising operation a success.

Early one Spring, Mommy is busy cleaning and gardening when she finds a bird’s nest on her grill. She calls her two little boys, Brian and Dameon, to see the nest. Together, over the next few weeks, they watch two baby birds grow strong. Eventually the young birds flew away—but left in the bottom of the nest is one tiny blue egg. What has happened to the egg that did not hatch? What can the two boys and their mother learn about nature from the little egg? In this children’s story, mommy and her two little boys find a nest on their grill during the spring, and together they learn that life is sometimes unfair and about the cycle of life. Beryl Mitchell, a native of Inkster, Michigan, holds a degree in Child Development from Spelman College and an EdD from Atlanta University. She is also a volunteer with the YMCA of USA and Coalition, providing educational programs to schools in South Africa. She and her husband have two adult sons and live in Georgia.

Introduce children to the life cycle of chickens from egg, to hatching, and beyond with Let's Hatch Chicks!. Author Lisa Steele, of Fresh Eggs Daily, shows the entire process in kid friendly terms. In this book you’ll meet Violet, a plucky and fun-loving chicken. Violet has an exciting secret to share with you: she’s ready to be a mom! Join Violet as she keeps her eggs warm and protects them from danger. See what happens each week as the chick grows inside the egg. And when the new chicks arrive, that's when the fun begins again! These baby chickens need a lot of help to get along in the big world. They will need food, a new home, and sometimes a little help from mama hen. Author Lisa Steele presents the exciting world of chickens in an easy-to-understand, kid friendly way with action-packed illustrations, a useful glossary, and fun chicken facts! Steele runs the very popular chicken-keeping blog, Fresh Eggs Daily, and also hosts a TV show on a PBS affiliate in Maine.

Early one Spring, Mommy is busy cleaning and gardening when she finds a bird's nest on her grill. She calls her two little boys, Brian and Dameon, to see the nest. Together, over the next few weeks, they watch two baby birds grow strong. Eventually the young birds away-but left in the bottom of the nest is one tiny blue egg. What has happened to the egg that did not hatch? What can the two boys and their mother learn about nature from the little egg? In this children's story, mommy and her two little boys finds a nest on their grill during the spring, and together they learn that life is sometimes unfair and about the cycle of life.

One day in the woods, Pup finds an egg and hopes it might hatch a new little playmate. But Pup and Hound must first find the egg's elusive mother. This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.