Eggs and Chicks (Usborne Beginners)

Patchett, Fiona

ISBN 10: 0746074522 / ISBN 13: 9780746074527

Published by Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2006

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

Seller Inventory # CHL2741255

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eggs and Chicks (Usborne Beginners)
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0746074522
• ISBN 13: 9780746074527
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Good

About this title

Synopsis

Which bird lays the biggest egg in the world and how do tiny chicks learn to fly? Beginner readers can find answers to these questions and more in this colourful information book. Illustrated with fabulous photos and artwork. Easy-to-read text specially written with the help of a reading expert. Internet links to carefully selected websites with pictures, information and activities.

Chapters in this book include:
- Parents and chicks
- Building a nest
- Unusual nests
- Laying eggs
- Keeping warm
- Inside an egg
- Hatching
- In the nest
- Cuckoo chicks
- Dinnertime
- First flight
- Good parents
- Growing up
- Different eggs

About the Author

Fiona Patchett (Author)
Fiona Patchett grew up in Yorkshire and studied history at university. She has lived in Italy and San Francsico, but now lives in London. She has written many children's books, on subjects as diverse as stargazing, history and baking. She loves cooking and spends hours testing recipes for fairy cakes.