Egg to Chick

by Millicent E. Selsam, Barbara Wolff (Illustrator)

How an egg cell develops—from the time it is joined by a sperm until the baby chick is hatched 21 days later—is simply and clearly explained. A Reading Rainbow Selection

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1946

About the author

Millicent Ellis Selsam was was a biologist and teacher who wrote natural science literature for children.

Reviews

[Misty]

We read this book as part of a unit study on chickens. We are hatching chicks in an incubator so it was very helpful for the kids to see what is happening inside the eggs. I think this book is a FANTASTIC introduction to sexual reproduction. It talks about how all animals come from eggs, EVEN DOGS! A well written and illustrated book.

[Brittaney]

This book is a cute story, perfect for younger children. The story enables kids to see the process of development for an egg developing into a chick. The images that are included help a child to understand how the development occurs.

[Christian]

Mom, here. The first few pages shared more information about reproduction than I knew...so be alert, parents!

[The Book Sale Scrounger]

Wasn't expecting a book about baby chicks to have "sperm" on its very first page, but hey, it kept me reading.

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Great biology information that goes far beyond just chicks.