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The Enormous Egg Paperback – April 1, 1993

by Oliver Butterworth (Author), Louis Darling (Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 322 ratings
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When twelve-year-old Nate Twitchell takes care of an gigantic egg laid by one of his hens, he is shocked to find that it hatches into a triceratops. Reissue.
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  1. Reading age
    6 - 10 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    188 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    3 - 7
  5. Lexile measure
    900L
  6. Dimensions
    5 x 0.5 x 7.38 inches
  7. Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  8. Publication date
    April 1, 1993
  9. ISBN-10
    0316119202
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0316119207
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"Quite a yarn. Recommended." (School Library Journal (double-starred review) )

"[An] engagingly hilarious comedy." (Christian Science Monitor )

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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition (April 1, 1993)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 188 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316119202
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316119207
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 10 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 900L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.5 x 7.38 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 322 ratings

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Sinini
5.0 out of 5 stars My 10 year old loved it
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
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My 10 year old son loved this book. He likes dinosaurs, so a book about a boy who's hatching a dinosaur egg was a perfect fit for him. The story was easy for him to read and understand, but not too easy where he got bored. He said some things were a little outdated, given that the book was written in the 1960s. It was not something that bothered him in anyway though.
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Linda Stapleton
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Memory to pass on...
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2022
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I am a 70 year Young Grandma. My 5th Grade teacher read us "The Enormous Egg" and it is a book I'll never forget, so I purchased it to send to my 10 year old Grandson to read. I also told a Friend and he purchased another copy for his Great Granddaughter. Both Children were delighted!!! I even bought another copy to keep and to have available to share. I was a teacher for many years and this book is a delightful read!
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Todd Daniel
5.0 out of 5 stars An under-appreciated classic
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019
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I’ve always loved this book. It holds up well and kids love it. Be careful, as the copied link can lead you to the study guide for this book and not the book itself.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Read aloud fun!
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2021
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I am reading this book aloud to my nearly 5 year old granddaughter. It is our first chapter book together. She absolutely loves it. It's a bit over the head of the 3 year old so does not pay as much attention. She looks forward to our get togethers and it is such a nice, electronics free activity.
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Douglas N. Sandstrom
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a great story about a hen hatching out a dinosaur.
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2022
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I bought it to read to my 5 and 7 year old grandsons. Might be better for 8 and up. My children had it read to them years ago and they loved it.
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Mark Capron
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021
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The Enormous Egg was a favorite book in my youth. Later when I had children I read it to them. I loaned my copy out to a family friend for her daughter to read. She loved it. Now I have just bought a new copy and gave it to another family friend’s daughter and she is reading it now. She gives me updates about once a week. I can’t recommend this book enough.
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Felicity
5.0 out of 5 stars Using as a family read aloud
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2021
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We are using this as our family read aloud book. It was really written well for it. My boys (ages 9,10,11) were all sucked in from the first page.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific fun for boys and girls.
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2013
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Fun and funny fantasy about a chicken laying a dinosaur egg on a small farm in Freedom, New Hampshire. There were a few times when I scratched my head and said, this is implausible only to remind myself: it's a story about a hen laying a dinosaur egg! Once the protagonist gets to Washington he encounters an idiot Senator I thought at first to have been drawn too broadly - too much of a fool. Then I heard Rep. Michelle Bachmann and a few others on the news and realized how spot on Butterworth was. This is a classic "boy" story - Nate Twitchell is kin to Homer Price and Henry Huggins; if you liked their books, you're sure to like this.
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LMC
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for girls or boys!
Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2022
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My 9 year old loves this book. After seeing a dinosaur exhibit I told her abour this book. I loved it when I was growing up. And now she loves it too.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Where is the missing copy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2015
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Oliver Butterworth, author of this book, employed my aunt Molly, long since deceased, as a governess at the Butterworth family home in Connecticut. My aunt gave me a copy as a child and I enjoyed it so much that I decided to give copies at Christmas to the children of two of my own daughters. I believe I ordered two copies online and paid for them by Visa credit card at a cost of €20.04 but received only one, a very small volume in packaging that must have cost as much as the book itself. Please check my original order, and let me know if I am correct in thinking that I specifically ordered two copies. Regards, Joe Tyrrell
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5.0 out of 5 stars Klasse
Reviewed in Germany on September 21, 2010
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Unsere Kinder haben viel Spaß mit der Geschichte.
Und das von der 4.-6.-Klasse.
Einfach und verständlich. So macht Englisch Spaß.
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Anonymous
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Reviewed in Canada on August 10, 2018
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Fabulous story that I was excited to share with my children, as it was a childhood favourite of my own. Classic, timeless, and fun.
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5.0 out of 5 stars childhood favorite
Reviewed in Canada on December 6, 2013
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I loved this book as a child and bought three - one for each of my children's families to enjoy. I reread it and I still love it. It was my first foray into science fiction in a way as the egg is a dinosaur egg. Good story.
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