When Nate, a New Hampshire boy, looks in the henhouse, he discovers the biggest egg he's ever seen. No one is prepared for what hatches out of that...
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Mar 22, 2008
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May 12, 2011
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Oct 18, 2011
gina
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When I was a kid, The Enormous Egg was always lying around my house because it was my brother's favorite book. I never read it, but I did know that it was about a dinosaur. Fastforward a few decades, and I decided to pick up the book for my fourth grade class. What a fun read this was!
What I loved about this book:
1. It has a dinosaur--a real live triceratops!
2. Tension between country folk and city folk.
3. Stupid politicians who don't get the big pictu More...
What I loved about this book:
1. It has a dinosaur--a real live triceratops!
2. Tension between country folk and city folk.
3. Stupid politicians who don't get the big pictu More...
Aug 14, 2009
Greg
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Yes, I know, this is a kids book and I am an adult, but I picked it up the other night and couldn't stop until I finished it. The Enormous Egg was probably my favorite book when I was growing up, so I really enjoyed going back to it and finding I still loved it. The storyline is simple but beautiful, the writing is concise yet evocative, the illustrations are gorgeous and the emotion is vivid. And all that for a story about a boy and a dinosaur!
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Dec 16, 2009
Koz
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I remember reading this book when I was younger and thinking, "Holy Crap! You mean this is all I have to do to get a pet dinosaur??!!" And then I learned the definition of "fiction." I hate books.
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Feb 18, 2011
Jesse
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This is a book that I gleaned much enjoyment from as a child. The thought of having a dinosaur hatch in my own backyard seemed to make perfect sense to me. The fact that it came from a chicken seemed perfectly reasonable. I don’t think anything else about the story mattered. Just that there was a dinosaur and I could spend hours imagining having my own dinosaur that I could ride around and talk to.
The story is somewhat weakened now by a number of factors. The most glaring of all is t More...
The story is somewhat weakened now by a number of factors. The most glaring of all is t More...
Jul 07, 2009
Kate
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I picked up this book at a garage sale for a quarter. A children's book, written in 1956, it tells the tale of an egg laid by an ordinary hen, which turns out to be a dinosaur egg. The dinosaur, which I need not remind you, hasn't been seen in millions of years on earth, hatches and .. well, I don't want to spoil the story. The writing, for having been written in 1956, sometimes feels old-fashioned, but it kept my attention throughout. I was truly interested to realize the situations describe
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Dec 26, 2010
Linda
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The plot isn't complicated. The tale isn't overwhelming. It simply is a story of a boy who has a pet...a large pet..a baby dinosaur hatched from an egg of his family hen.
Uncle Beazley grows at rapid pace, leaving Nat Twitchell to realize that he can no longer accommodate his friendly pal the triceratops.
With a wonderful friend who is a paleontologist, searching for a home for Uncle Beazley, they travel first to the National Museum in Washington, DC and then to the N More...
Jul 12, 2008
Esther
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Nate Twitchell and his family are rather surprised when their hen lays an enormous egg. The hen faithfully incubates the egg with some help from Nate on the turning of it and the egg hatches. The egg contains a dinosaur. The climax of the story happens when a Senator in Washington D.C. makes this speech:
"Do we want our children to grow up to be forward-looking citizens of our forward looking country? Then we must not let them dwell on the useless creatures of the past, the fooli More...
"Do we want our children to grow up to be forward-looking citizens of our forward looking country? Then we must not let them dwell on the useless creatures of the past, the fooli More...
Jul 30, 2011
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Sep 03, 2010
Shauna
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Perhaps it was unfortunate that I read about this pet triceratops in the same week modern scientists discovered that there never was such a dinosaur. Still it was fun to read about a time when paleontologists were just discovering that there were such things as dinosaurs and the public was still unsure, unaware and unconvinced about such things. My 3 year old today would have no trouble identifying a baby triceratops, or even telling you what a paleontologist is!
Oct 10, 2010
Jill
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This book was very cute, and I actually liked it a lot!
My mom heard about this book on NPR. Somebody was talking about children's books that they really liked, and this was one of them. I put it on my list just to appease my mom, but I checked it out and was happily surprised. It was written in 1956, so it's a bit dates as far as vocabulary, but the story was fun and I think it would be a great read-aloud.
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My mom heard about this book on NPR. Somebody was talking about children's books that they really liked, and this was one of them. I put it on my list just to appease my mom, but I checked it out and was happily surprised. It was written in 1956, so it's a bit dates as far as vocabulary, but the story was fun and I think it would be a great read-aloud.
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May 29, 2009
Julie
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Oct 15, 2011
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Nov 29, 2008
Keith
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This is one of my favorite books from childhood. I probably read it for the first time in 3rd grade. I've been looking forward to reading it to my nephew, Antonio.
Antonio is sleeping over tonight (11 October 2008) and as he wound down, watching my Discovery Channel Shark Week discs (which I got with him in mind), he asked me to read The Enormous Egg to him.
There are pictures, but not many as far as a 5-year old is concerned (he turns 5 on the 25th). I began reading Nat More...
Antonio is sleeping over tonight (11 October 2008) and as he wound down, watching my Discovery Channel Shark Week discs (which I got with him in mind), he asked me to read The Enormous Egg to him.
There are pictures, but not many as far as a 5-year old is concerned (he turns 5 on the 25th). I began reading Nat More...
Apr 17, 2011
Tabitha
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I really loved this book as a kid. I fondly remember it as one of the first 'long' books I read all by myself. Finishing it felt like a huge accomplishment at the time.
As for the story, it was sweet and engaging. Despite any descriptions of Uncle Beazley that may have been given in the book, I always insisted on picturing him as a Stegosaurus. My favorite :)
As for the story, it was sweet and engaging. Despite any descriptions of Uncle Beazley that may have been given in the book, I always insisted on picturing him as a Stegosaurus. My favorite :)
Sep 21, 2011
Tia
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This was a really fun read, but my favorite part was near the end when the boy takes a trip to Washington D.C. The kids and I pulled out a map of the center of the city and followed him on his sight-seeing. There was also some really fun interaction with him and Congressmen and Senators (although very simplified of course) and we had a great discussion on how Congress works (even on more local levels) and how regular people can help change and impact lawmaking. Great read with the kids!
Jan 23, 2010
Abs
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This really interested my fifth graders. They love the fight at the end to keep Uncle Beazley.
The Enormous Egg is great for picking out some tougher vocabulary and also talking about older times (when they used slugs for newspapers and operators that sent calls through to your phone). This is hard for these young kids to comprehend!
The Enormous Egg is great for picking out some tougher vocabulary and also talking about older times (when they used slugs for newspapers and operators that sent calls through to your phone). This is hard for these young kids to comprehend!
Jun 23, 2009
Gary
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This wasone of my favorite books from my youth and in honor of the library's summer reading program I decided to re-read it this year. While it has lost a little of its meaning now that I am an old dude, it has lost none of charm. For all who like the story of a little boy and his dinosaur, this is the one.
Dec 18, 2011
Faith 11-12
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Nate goes to the hen house and finds that a hen laid a egg almost as big as her! Six weeks later the egg hatches and out comes a dinosaur!
Reasons I like this book-
Reason 1- I laughed a couple of times.
Reason 2- I was kept entertained.
Reason 3- It made me wonder if a chicken could lay a dinosaur egg.
Reasons I like this book-
Reason 1- I laughed a couple of times.
Reason 2- I was kept entertained.
Reason 3- It made me wonder if a chicken could lay a dinosaur egg.
Feb 02, 2012
Lisa
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A classic children's book about Nate Twitchell and the very large and unusual egg that one of his hens lays. Uncertain what could be in the egg, he carefully takes care of it, until out hatches a Triceritops! Before he knows what has happened, he, his family, and his new pet are caught up inthe frenzy and craziness of it all.
I really enjoy this book, and it is especially good for 3-5th grade. My kindergartner wanted me to read it to him, and although he liked the story, it was a More...
I really enjoy this book, and it is especially good for 3-5th grade. My kindergartner wanted me to read it to him, and although he liked the story, it was a More...
Aug 16, 2011
Anna
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Yet another childhood favourite. I just adore the simplicity of children's books, without drama and intrigue and gratuituous whatevers. And the joy and wonder with which the kids in the stories view life. It's so sweet and inspiring. And that little baby Tricerytops is ADORABLE. ;)
Jun 13, 2011
Daniel
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I had been trying to figure out the name of a TV movie I'd seen as a kid, where a boy has an egg that hatches into a triceratops and the boy eventually riding it. Well thanks to some Google searching and IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311075/) I found out it wasn't the hallucinations of a 6 year old, but actually a book and an episode of the NBC Children's Theatre. Found out the book was still in print (actually a recent printing) and just finished reading it to the Kidz. Good fun!
Aug 07, 2011
Kara
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A classic example of the trope of "a boy and his x". In this case its a dinosaur - luckily, vegetarian.
Parts of the book are very, very dated - Norman Rockwell at his most saccharine, but others are scarily still resonant as the action heads to DC.
Sep 30, 2009
Deb
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The second of Claire's 4th grade novels. It's set in the 50's, perhaps early 60's. Mom wears an apron, dinner is on the table @ 600, all the kids do their chores. Instead of boy and his dog, it's boy and his dinosaur. Hope the next novel is better!
Feb 28, 2011
Ingrid
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This book was written in 1956 and it is a very sweet book. A hen belonging to Nate Twitchell lays a very large egg that hatches to reveal a dinosaur. Of course the results are quite funny. The black and white illustrations add a lot to the book.
Apr 09, 2010
Kat
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I remember reading this one and re-reading it many times when I was a kid. A very enjoyable read loosely based on the connection between birds and dinosaurs. Trust me, you'll get it if you read it. A fun book, even for a non-dino-crazy girl.
Jan 16, 2012
Emily
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bleh. rough read. kinda. i have to read it so that i can teach it to the kids in their book club. i can see that they might enjoy it. it is kind of fun, but it was not the most exciting read for me. let's hope teaching it to the kids isn't as bad.
Jan 19, 2010
I really don't remember when I read this, but I recently had it redrawn to my attention. I should look it up and reread it, I think. I remember it as charming in the Henry Huggins tradition.
