The Enormous Egg - Softcover

Oliver Butterworth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0395732492 ISBN 13: 9780395732496

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School, 1996

Synopsis

Young Nate Twitchell is surprised when one of the hens on his family farm lays a giant egg. After a painstaking wait, Nate is even more surprised when it hatches and out pops a dinosaur! A baby triceratops whom he names Uncle Beazley. But when Nate decides to keep the dino and raise it on his own, he has no idea what he's getting himself into. As Uncle Beazley grows, Nate and his family realize they are not equipped to take care of a full-sized dinosaur and so, with the help of their scientist friend, Nate and Uncle Beazley set off for the National Museum in Washington, D.C., on the hunt for the perfect home for a modern-day dinosaur---then the real trouble begins!

The Enormous Egg was originally published in 1956 and has been a classic in children's literature ever since. Now, over 50 years later, this title is being repackaged as a fresh, new audiobook to appeal to today's market.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Nate tells the story himself, and it is quite a yarn. Good for reading
aloud." -School Library Journal (double-starred review)

About the Author:

Oliver Butterworth was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1918. Before his death in 1990, he taught English at the Hartford College of Women for 43 years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0395732492
• ISBN 13: 9780395732496
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202
• Illustrator: Louis Darling