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Chickens Aren't the Only Ones (World of Nature)
by
Ruth Heller
Ruth Heller's prose and pictures are the perfect means for discovering the variety of oviparous animals and their unique ways of laying eggs.
Paperback, 48 pages
Published
May 24th 1999
by Puffin
(first published 1981)
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This is a great educational book on animals and what animals do or do not lay eggs. It's full of information about animals and how they take care of their eggs. The book is full of strong vocabulary and I like how the author capitalize some of the words in the book.
Learning Experience:
For this book I would have a graph and the children will be handed animals and insects. The children will come up and put whether the animal or insect lays eggs or not. For an extension I would get a chicken egg...more
Learning Experience:
For this book I would have a graph and the children will be handed animals and insects. The children will come up and put whether the animal or insect lays eggs or not. For an extension I would get a chicken egg...more
Nov 24, 2011
Katie Williams
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The story circles around animals who lay eggs just like a chicken- amphibians, reptiles, etc. It also talks about mammals who do not lay eggs but live animal babies. It's a good informational book about the reproduction of various animals. Students could brainstorm or research other animals that lay eggs besides the ones mentioned in the book. The class could make a chart of every species of animal they find the lays eggs. A good scientific research activity that could incorporate technology and...more
This is a fun non fiction book for nursery school and primary school children. It informs and illustrates different and sometimes, unexpected creatures that lay eggs. This is a great book to introduce children to unique animals, a farm theme, or the concept of differentiating similarities and differences that exist in all creatures.
This book was enjoyed by a group of first graders that I shared it with. This book can be good to show the different animals that come from eggs. It can be great to use when getting to children to understand the different ways that animals are born and the characteristics of those animals.
We're discovering Ruth Heller this summer and really enjoying her works. This book in the World of Nature Series is about who lays eggs in the world of nature. The text is fun to read (the rhymes are so clever), the images are so vivid, it's no wonder I don't need to call twice to read her books.
To take a complicated subject and put it in such a simple, yet full of information is a job well done. The illustrations are engaging and rich. the story rhymes allowing for a smooth flow of information. Could use this for sure to teach how chicken are not the only ones who lay eggs.
A great read aloud for younger children, this amazingly illustrated book provides a clear introduction to our planet’s oviparous animals. From birds to reptiles, amphibians to fish, bugs to egg laying mammals this book can both entertain and educate, younger children.
This book can be used for a second grade lesson about the difference between mammals and oviparous animals. For an activity, the students will be assigned different animals and their task to figure out if their animal is a mammal or an an oviparous animal.
Gr K-3. A classic book. There is a Reading Rainbow segment on Discovery Education that is fabulous. Rhyming text describes different types of animals that lay eggs-- fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds... even echinoderms. Perfect for an egg unit.
I don't follow all of the rhyming, but I love the science combined with the art. We picked this up at a sale (25 cents), and I can't believe someone would throw/give this book away. I want to hang the pictures on my walls.
This was a major book throughout my childhood. .....and I still think it's perfect. Charming rhymes, enchanting drawings, and solid information, the "hundred dollar" word at the end (oviparous, I believe) adds to the fun for kids.
Great book to use to talk about eggs and what animals have eggs. Follow up book with activity: animal pictures in plastic eggs and they can write about the egg that hatched from their egg.
A gift from my sister, Caryl, when the girls were little, this is an awesome science book about "oviparous" creatures. Told in rhyme with beautiful, detailed color illustrations.
This is another book that talks about different types of animals that hatch from eggs to start their lives. I would use this book when talking about life cycles to show that some mammals hatch from eggs and others are birthed live such as humans. The book also rhymes so it has a rhythm to it to keep the attention of the listeners.
Recommended grade levels: K-2
Recommended grade levels: K-2
EXCELLENT. And very educational. It's about all of the creatures that lay eggs, including fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and everything else.
This is another beautiful, well-written book which explores the many types of animals that lay eggs. Ruth Heller has other amazing books to explore as well.
Stumbled across this one and love it. Who knew there could be such exquisitely simple, poetic writing (and gorgeous illustrations!) about egg-laying animals?
This is a GREAT book about all kinds of animals that lay eggs--well written and very educational. I've been pretty impressed with this author.
A great exploration of eggs, and the animals (and not just chickens and not just birds) that lay them. The illustrations are fantastic!
Jan 31, 2011
Cheryl/Aradanryl
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Cheryl/Aradanryl by:
Friends of Cielo Vista Library
Cute rhyme about eggs, not only from chickens from all sorts of creatures including duck-billed platypus and spiny anteaters.
Chickens aren't the only ones is a book that shows young children that chickens aren't the only ones that lay eggs. This is a good book for science lessons.
Who knew? Many animals lay eggs--not just chickens ;).
My son loves animals, so this delighted him.
My son loves animals, so this delighted him.
Perfect book for talking about anything that lays eggs. The pictures in this book are fantastic.
we will need to revisit this book when Ella is older, but she still enjoyed it now.
I read this many times to the girls while they were growing up.
We liked it so much, we had to get a copy to keep.
I knew about the platypus, but not the spiny anteater. So cool!
some of the illustrations are beautiful.
a little to young for my students
About all the creatures that lay eggs....
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Author and illustration with a passionate interest in Korean culture. She lives with her husband in San Francisco, California.
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Jul 20, 2009 10:27am