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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
Quick read aloud with my 12 year old. This was solid fun and sparked a lot more conversation than I anticipated. The outdated gender roles and general science-y feelings of the 50’s vs today presented great moments to stop and discuss.
Read aloud to Emma. This was a silly and fun book. It wasn't the highest quality literature but I did enjoy the ending. Emma picked up on the bravery and perseverance of the main character as well.
My son and I enjoyed this at first, but then it got a bit long. The idea was fun, but it took us quite a while to finish it.
The Enormous Egg is a story about a little boy who notices one of the hens in their parents chicken coop is abnormally large. Soon after, the hen lays an enormous egg! Nate vows to care for the egg, turning it and making sure everything is good. But when it hatches, it isn't a chicken. It's not even a bird. In fact, it's a baby triceratops! From there, he's guided by paleontologist Dr. Zeimer, who helps him make some of the bigger decisions as his dinosaur got larger and larger.
My only complaint is how comical some of the adults in the story seem. Particularly in the case of the beer mogul and the senator, both are absurdly ridiculous in how they approach Uncle Beasley. One wants to use and abuse it - which I'm not sure but that might actually be realistic given the laws regarding animal cruelty of the time - while the other is just simply bizarre. I mean, who looks at a miraculously born dinosaur and worries about the cost of the alfalfa that it would take to feed it at the zoo. His priorities were just so bizarre that it wasn't believable to me.
Other than that, I think it's a very good book. Odd and not tremendously accurate in terms of scientific accuracy, but a fun read all the same.
My only complaint is how comical some of the adults in the story seem. Particularly in the case of the beer mogul and the senator, both are absurdly ridiculous in how they approach Uncle Beasley. One wants to use and abuse it - which I'm not sure but that might actually be realistic given the laws regarding animal cruelty of the time - while the other is just simply bizarre. I mean, who looks at a miraculously born dinosaur and worries about the cost of the alfalfa that it would take to feed it at the zoo. His priorities were just so bizarre that it wasn't believable to me.
Other than that, I think it's a very good book. Odd and not tremendously accurate in terms of scientific accuracy, but a fun read all the same.
I picked this up because of the illustrator. It's a cute story, but (some of) the characters are a bit over the top. I imagine it was pretty popular when it was written. It's a bit "innocent," perhaps, for these times.
Read with my 1st and 2nd grade reading group first. Read again with Claire. She enjoyed it.
This is cheating for my yearly count, but whatever.
This is cheating for my yearly count, but whatever.
I enjoyed the early parts of this book - quaint farm life turned upside down when an unusual egg is found in the hen house. We lost some steam for the plot towards the end. I would recommend it as a read aloud to anyone who has a dino fan among their listeners as I am sure it would spark some interest.
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 :)