You can use them, but you don't have to use them. *Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions.
See Pinterest for examples.Ĭheck our Animals in April craft ideas on Pinterest!īring up pictures of some of the animals from the eggs on the first pages to show to the kids. Leave a part of the animal sticking out from the top of the bottom part ,so that when the top part is lifted it will look like it is hatching. Glue it to the back of the bottom part of the egg. Use a brad to attach one edge of the top of the egg to the bottom part of the egg. Cut the top of the egg off to make it look like it is hatching. Other than birds, what kinds of other animals come from eggs?Ĭut a large egg shape out of construction paper. Have you ever seen an egg as big as an ostriches? Which egg is your favorite (on page 5-6)? Textured - having a surface that it is not smoothĭiscussion topics for during/after reading:
Resemble - to look or be like someone or somethingĪrtistic - having or showing the skill of an artist Tendrils - something that is thin and curlyĬlever - intelligent and able to learn things quickly Hatch - to be born by coming out of an eggīeneath - directly under something or someone Have you ever seen eggs of different colors, other than white? A tender and fascinating guide that is equally at home being read to a child on a parent's lap as in a classroom reading circle.Ĭan you name any animals that hatch from eggs? Even the endpapers brim with information.
Yet while poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to more than 60 types of eggs and an interesting array of egg facts. The evocative text is sure to inspire lively questions and observations. From tiny hummingbird eggs to giant ostrich eggs, oval ladybug eggs to tubular dogfish eggs, gooey frog eggs to fossilized dinosaur eggs, it magnificently captures the incredible variety of eggs and celebrates their beauty and wonder. Grade Level: 1st (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)Īward-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed with up-and-coming author Dianna Aston to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to eggs. Volunteers needed in May! Click here to sign up.
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