An Egg Is Quiet

An Egg Is Quiet

Module 7

SLIS 5420/Module 7/July 18-25

Book for this module

An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Aston

Biblographic

Aston,. (2006). An Egg Is Quiet. San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books LLC

Summary
This book simply shows every shape and size egg imaginable. This book captures its audience with its colorful illustrations and the wonderful explaination of what animal is residing in each egg. This book provides information on why a egg may lay a certain way or why it has such a pointed tip. Some eggs for examples are deposited on a cliff and could roll down the hill, but by it having a pointed tip prevents that from happening. This book is very informative and educational.

My Impression
I learned more that I ever desired to know about eggs but feel knowledgeable about the inside and outs of a egg. I sometimes will take nature walks and will find an egg. Now I will probably stop and examine the eggs more closely.

Reviews
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 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 egge. Aston's simple, readable text celebrates their marvelous diversity, commenting on the size, shape, coloratin, and where they might be found. The author occasionally attibutes sensibilities to eggs (An egg is clever, for example). Still, her quiet descriptions of egg engineering and embryo developmnet (no mention of mating) are on the mark, and are beautifully supported by Long's splendid watercolor depictions of a wide varitey 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 beautifule guide to the unexpected panoply of the egg.

Use in Library Setting
This book could be read to a group of preschoolers and after the discussing of the book we could make a craft dealing with eggs. Colorful construction paper could be cut up along with solid colors paper. Easter eggs can be supplied along with glue sticks. The eggs which should probably be the largest size can be covered with paper of the child's choosing and they can discuss maybe what kind of egg they have made. This is an activity that the parents would assist with since the childern would need some help.