This photographic study captures the very moment of hatching in close-up photographs, from the first tiny crack in the eggshell to the newborn bursting free.

Chickens make wonderful pets, and Melissa Caughey (author of the award-winning blog Tilly's Nest) provides all the information kids need to raise healthy chickens and have tons of fun doing it! Caughey shares her advice in an engaging way so that kids understand what it means to keep chickens and what kind of housing, food, equipment, and care the chickens will need to thrive. She also suggests lots of creative activities sure to spark enthusiasm...

Presents an introduction to eggs in nature, detailing their variety of sizes, shapes, and colors, and including such examples as the eggs of birds, frogs, snakes, ostriches, and dinosuars.