Arcadia Public Library

Depicts various kinds of eggs, and describes the creatures that hatch from each type.

Describes how fish, birds, insects and other creatures lay eggs to reproduce and tells about some stories and customs involving eggs.

Introduces readers to more than 60 types of eggs and an array of egg facts.

"Explore how a simple, often colorful, sometimes surprisingly shaped package, reveals nature's life cycle, unusual animal defensive strategies, parenting behavior, evolution, and more, in this beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book" --

People all over the world eat eggs, mostly from chickens. Learn about the history of eating eggs and how we get our eggs today. Follow eggs as they make their way from chickens, to packing machines, to the grocery store, and finally to you! Discover the story of your food--where it was grown, who grows it, and how it gets to your plate.

Describes what happens day-by-day for the three weeks from the time a hen lays an egg until the baby chick hatches.

Easy-to-read science text traces the fertilization of the egg and the growth and hatching out of the chick.

"Follow a classroom of kindergartners as they participate in a popular activity: hatching chicks. Readers learn about the life cycle of a chicken, incubating eggs, watching them hatch, and raising the chicks until they are old enough to return to the chicken coop."--Publisher's website.