First the Egg (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781596432727)

WHICH CAME FIRST? The chicken or the egg? Simple die-cuts magically present transformation-- from seed to flower, tadpole to frog, caterpillar to butterfly.

The acclaimed author of Black? White! Day? Night! and Lemons Are Not Red gives an entirely fresh and memorable presentation to the concepts of transformation and creatiity. Seed becomes flower, paint becomes picture, word becomes story--and the commonplace becomes extraordinary as children look through and turn the pages of this novel and winning book.

First the Egg by bestselling author and illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger is a 2008 Caldecott Honor Book and a 2007 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.

Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
ISBN-10: 1596432721
ISBN-13: 9781596432727
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2007
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.63h x 8.44w x 0.40d
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) - Honor Book
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/20/2007 pg. 66
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2007 pg. 939
School Library Journal 11/01/2007 pg. 100
New York Times Book Review 11/11/2007 pg. 45
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2007 pg. 188 - Recommended
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2007 pg. 667
Booklist 02/01/2008 pg. 46
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