A picture-book which tells a story while introducing the reader to a variety of egg-laying birds and reptiles. The book is intended both for parents and children to share at home, and as a "lead" into various cross-curricular projects in the National Curriculum.
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A picture-book which tells a story while introducing the reader to a variety of egg-laying birds and reptiles. The book is intended both for parents and children to share at home, and as a "lead" into various cross-curricular projects in the National Curriculum.
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Add this copy of The Stolen Egg to cart. $7.78, fair condition, Sold by Ladylisabooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chester, , UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by Gollancz Childrens Paperbacks.
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Used: Acceptable. Paperback in good condition but some creasing to cover. This tale of mistaken identity features one egg, one albatross and a string of five confused mothers. After scooping up an anonymous egg in her beak and transporting it across two seas, the albatross deposits it in another nest on another continent. Did she steal the egg? Or is it hers? When she is frightened away by a snake, a succession of African animals temporarily adopt the orphaned ovoid only to discover it is too big, too small, too hard or too round to be theirs. Finally, the albatross reclaims the embryonic offspring, carries it back across the oceans and drops it at the feet of its father just in time for it to hatch as a penguin. Although maintaining the mystery, sparse textual details and missing visual clues confuse the story's initial premise. However, the close perspective of brisk earth-tone illustrations heightens the drama of the repetitive "Somebody was coming..." providing the tale with some page-turning energy. Although Vyner employs general names for indigenous species (crocodile), older readers will appreciate their more specific and colorful monikers (the Emperor Penguin, the Gaboon Viper), profiled in a glossary at the book's conclusion. Ages 3-8.
Add this copy of The Stolen Egg to cart. $9.19, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Viking Children's Books.
Add this copy of The Stolen Egg to cart. $19.50, very good condition, Sold by Book'em rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Port Orchard, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Viking Press.
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Vyner, Tim. Near Fine. The adventures of an egg trying to reunite with its parents. Hardcover, No Jacket. Slight shelfwear on cover; small dents and rubs on bottom of spine corners. Small stain on first page inside cover (less than 1/4 dia). Pages are clean and binding is tight. A lovely copy.
Add this copy of The Stolen Egg to cart. $22.43, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill of Silicon Valley rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Jose, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Viking Juvenile.
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Fair. Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in Acceptable condition! Any other included accessories are also in Acceptable condition showing use. Use can include some highlighting and writing page and cover creases as well as other types visible wear such as cover tears discoloration staining marks scuffs etc. All pages intact.
