Flap Your Wings Contributor(s): Eastman, P. D. (Author), Eastman, P. D. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0375802436 ISBN-13: 9780375802430 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: When a strange egg appears in their nest, Mr. and Mrs. Bird kindly take it upon themselves to raise the "baby bird" inside. But when the egg hatches, the Birds are in for a big surprise--"Junior" is the oddest-looking baby bird they've ever seen--with big, long "jaws full of teeth and an appetite to match. In fact, he looks more like a baby "alligator than a baby bird! Nevertheless, the devoted Birds run themselves ragged feeding Junior until he gets so big, he must leave the nest or it will collapse underneath him. "But how can Junior fly without wings? To the delight of the Birds--and readers!--the dilemma is solved when Junior takes off from a branch overlooking a pond. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 77087822 |
Lexile Measure: 410 |
Series: I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.72" W x 9.42" (0.43 lbs) 48 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 49404 Reading Level: 2.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When a strange egg appears in their nest, Mr. and Mrs. Bird kindly take it upon themselves to raise the "baby bird" inside. But when the egg hatches, the Birds are in for a big surprise--"Junior" is the oddest-looking baby bird they've ever seen--with big, long jaws full of teeth and an appetite to match. In fact, he looks more like a baby alligator than a baby bird Nevertheless, the devoted Birds run themselves ragged feeding Junior until he gets so big, he must leave the nest or it will collapse underneath him. But how can Junior fly without wings? To the delight of the Birds--and readers --the dilemma is solved when Junior takes off from a branch overlooking a pond. |