Eggs over Easy - Hardcover

Katharine Kenah; Maxie Chambliss

2.62

8 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525450718 ISBN 13: 9780525450719

Publisher: Dutton Children's Books, 1993

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After finding some abandoned duck eggs in the park, best friends Rowan and Sam take them back to their apartment building and plan to help them hatch in secret.

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From Kirkus Reviews:

Sam and Rowen have befriended a nesting duck in the park. When Sam finds the nest abandoned, with a dog's tracks around it, he fears the worst. Carefully, he and Rowen carry the eight eggs to their apartment and put them on the basement boiler, where they hope they'll stay warm enough to hatch. The difficulty of turning the eggs several times a day without arousing the suspicions of cranky superintendent Mr. Hedges induces the boys to enlist every child in the building to help divert his attention. The kids also figure out ways to use enough hot water to keep the boiler--and the eggs--warm. Of course, when the ducklings hatch it turns out that Mr. Hedges has known about them all along. Eventually, the hatchlings are adopted by a mother duck in the park. Sam now recognizes the analogy between his own ability to love them from a distance and his father's constant love for him, even though he has divorced Sam's mother and moved away. Newly proficient readers will enjoy the light, pleasant story, its happy outcome, and Chambliss's nicely expressive b&w illustrations. (Fiction. 7-9) -- Copyright �1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4-Scientific information adds authenticity to this funny, fast-paced tale of Sam, who won't give up on an abandoned nest of duck eggs. After rescuing the eggs from park predators, he visits the library, even in the face of possible retribution for a 53-day overdue book. After researching duck eggs, he hides them in the boiler room of his apartment building. The succeeding brief chapters keep readers on the edges of their seats as Sam enlists the help of other kids to turn the eggs and keep the boiler running while at the same time hiding them from the building superintendent. Kenah's writing is quick, smooth, fluid, and literate-the result is a pleasurable read.
Ruth Semrau, formerly at Lovejoy School, Allen, TX
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