The Little Egg
by Olivia Pierce
illustrated by Dave Klug
The Little Egg
by Olivia Pierce
illustrated by Dave Klug
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Come in and look in the bin.
W ha t do you s ee in there?
It is a nest.
RXENL08CRDKX_AL_26.indd 2 1/15/08 10:50:57 AM
I s ee a nest in there.
W ha t is in the nest?
Can you s ee it?
RXENL08CRDKX_AL_26.indd 3 1/15/08 10:51:37 AM
Do you s ee the egg in
the nest?
A chick is in the egg.
W ill the chick come out?
It w ill, but not yet.
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RXENL08CRDKX_AL_26.indd 4 1/15/08 10:58:24 AM
Here is the hen.
The hen w ill sit on the egg.
This is good for the egg.
RXENL08ARDKX_AL_26.indd 5 27/09/2006 12:21:47 PM
The hen w ill sit and sit.
She w ill not go out in
the sun.
She ha s to sit on the egg.
RXENL08CRDKX_AL_26.indd 6 1/15/08 10:59:50 AM
The chick w ill give the egg
a tap.
Tap, tap, tap!
The chick w ill come out.
RXENL08CRDKX_AL_26.indd 7 1/15/08 11:00:32 AM
The lit tle chick got out.
Here is the chick.
It w ill get big like the hen.
It w ill run and ha ve fun.
RXENL08ARDKX_AL_26.indd 8 27/09/2006 12:22:33 PM
Think Critically
1 Why does the chick tap on the egg?
2 How does the hen help the egg hatch?
3 Did you like reading about the chick and the
egg? Why or why not?
School Activity Have children draw
a picture to show what they think the chick
will do next.
School-Home Connection After your
child reads the story to you, together
name animals and their young.
Story Words: nest, chick
