Module 11 - April 5-11
An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston
Summary:
An Egg is Quiet is a well-written informational books on eggs found in nature. It gives young readers examples of how eggs in nature vary in size, color, texture, shape, and design. It also touches on the purpose of eggs and gives examples of different animals that hatch from eggs.
Thoughts of a Book Worm:
I loved this book. It is well-written and beautifully illustrated. It introduces young readers to the beauty and purpose found in nature. The text is simple with expanded details on each page. This book would serve as a great introduction to a unit on eggs and provides details and expanded information for students to springboard into further research into this subject if necessary.
Reviews:
"K-Gr 2-An exceptionally handsome book on eggs, from the delicate ova of the green lacewing to the rosy roe of the Atlantic salmon to the mammoth bulk of an ostrich egg. Aston's simple, readable text celebrates their marvelous diversity, commenting on size, shape, coloration, and where they might be found. The author occasionally attributes sensibilities to eggs ("An egg is clever," for example). Still, her quiet descriptions of egg engineering and embryo development (no mention of mating) are on the mark, and are beautifully supported by Long's splendid watercolor depictions of a wide variety of eggs. (One teeny carp-Steller's jays are not spelled with an "ar," though they are stellar performers when wheedling for your lunch at a campsite!) A beautiful guide to the unexpected panoply of "the egg."-Patricia Manning Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.- School Library Journal
"Worthy successor to Ruth Heller's Chickens Aren't The Only Ones (1981), this engrossing album pairs images of dozens of precisely detailed eggs and their diverse wild parents to basic facts presented in neatly hand-lettered lines. Nearly all depicted actual size (and those that aren't, are consistently so labeled), Long's eggs look real enough to pick up, whether placed in natural settings or suspended on white pages. All, whether from birds, insects, reptiles, fish or amphibians, are not only identified, but Aston adds both topical phrases-"Eggs come in different sizes"-to each spread and, usually, memorably presented additional facts: "An ostrich egg can weigh as much as 8 pounds. It's so big and so round, it takes two hands to hold one egg." A delight for budding naturalists of all stripes, flecks, dots and textures." (Picture book/nonfiction. 6-9)-Kirkus Reviews
Suggested Activities:
This book is a wonderful resource when studying oviparous animals (those that hatch from eggs). After reading the book, have students decorate an egg shaped templates with various art materials to illustrate that eggs in nature come in a variety of shapes, colors, and textures. An extention would be to have students pick an animal from the book, decorate the egg appropriately, then draw that animal on the back side of the egg. Students can play a type of guessing game to discover which animals hatch from each egg.
Bibliography: Aston, D. H. (2006). An egg is quiet. New York: Scholastic Incorporated.
Summary:
An Egg is Quiet is a well-written informational books on eggs found in nature. It gives young readers examples of how eggs in nature vary in size, color, texture, shape, and design. It also touches on the purpose of eggs and gives examples of different animals that hatch from eggs.
Thoughts of a Book Worm:
I loved this book. It is well-written and beautifully illustrated. It introduces young readers to the beauty and purpose found in nature. The text is simple with expanded details on each page. This book would serve as a great introduction to a unit on eggs and provides details and expanded information for students to springboard into further research into this subject if necessary.
Reviews:
"K-Gr 2-An exceptionally handsome book on eggs, from the delicate ova of the green lacewing to the rosy roe of the Atlantic salmon to the mammoth bulk of an ostrich egg. Aston's simple, readable text celebrates their marvelous diversity, commenting on size, shape, coloration, and where they might be found. The author occasionally attributes sensibilities to eggs ("An egg is clever," for example). Still, her quiet descriptions of egg engineering and embryo development (no mention of mating) are on the mark, and are beautifully supported by Long's splendid watercolor depictions of a wide variety of eggs. (One teeny carp-Steller's jays are not spelled with an "ar," though they are stellar performers when wheedling for your lunch at a campsite!) A beautiful guide to the unexpected panoply of "the egg."-Patricia Manning Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.- School Library Journal
"Worthy successor to Ruth Heller's Chickens Aren't The Only Ones (1981), this engrossing album pairs images of dozens of precisely detailed eggs and their diverse wild parents to basic facts presented in neatly hand-lettered lines. Nearly all depicted actual size (and those that aren't, are consistently so labeled), Long's eggs look real enough to pick up, whether placed in natural settings or suspended on white pages. All, whether from birds, insects, reptiles, fish or amphibians, are not only identified, but Aston adds both topical phrases-"Eggs come in different sizes"-to each spread and, usually, memorably presented additional facts: "An ostrich egg can weigh as much as 8 pounds. It's so big and so round, it takes two hands to hold one egg." A delight for budding naturalists of all stripes, flecks, dots and textures." (Picture book/nonfiction. 6-9)-Kirkus Reviews
Suggested Activities:
This book is a wonderful resource when studying oviparous animals (those that hatch from eggs). After reading the book, have students decorate an egg shaped templates with various art materials to illustrate that eggs in nature come in a variety of shapes, colors, and textures. An extention would be to have students pick an animal from the book, decorate the egg appropriately, then draw that animal on the back side of the egg. Students can play a type of guessing game to discover which animals hatch from each egg.
Bibliography: Aston, D. H. (2006). An egg is quiet. New York: Scholastic Incorporated.
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