| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
45 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Subtitle: A photographic story of hatching.--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
What is an egg? -- Who has eggs? -- The developing egg -- Ostrich -- Roman goose -- Moorhen -- Black swan -- Muscovy duck -- Golden pheasant -- Japanese quail -- Aylesbury duck -- Humboldt penguin -- Bullfinch -- Starling -- Mute swan -- Crowned lapwing -- Street pigeon -- Tawny owl -- Leopard tortoise -- Corn snake -- Leopard gecko -- Butterfly, ladybug, & dragonfly -- Common frog -- Great crested newt -- Dogfish, trout, & goldfish -- Kerry slug. |
| Summary |
This photographic study captures the very moment of hatching in close-up photographs, from the first tiny crack in the eggshell to the newborn bursting free. |
| Subject |
Embryology -- Juvenile literature.
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Eggs -- Juvenile literature.
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Embryology.
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Eggs.
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| Indexed Term |
Eggs |
| Added Author |
Taylor, Kim, 1933- illustrator.
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Burton, Robert, 1942-
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| ISBN |
1564584607: $13.95 |
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9781564584601 |
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0751351032 |
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9780751351033 |
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