Orem Library

People all over the world eat eggs, mostly from chickens. Learn about the history of eating eggs and how we get our eggs today. Follow eggs as they make their way from chickens, to packing machines, to the grocery store, and finally to you! Discover the story of your food--where it was grown, who grows it, and how it gets to your plate.

Describes what happens day-by-day for the three weeks from the time a hen lays an egg until the baby chick hatches.

When George finds a large, mysterious egg in the chicken coop, he can't resist taking it to his room and waiting to see what will happen. He nurtures the giant egg with bedtime stories and makes sure to keep it warm. Then one day out hatches a dragon! George is excited to take on the responsibility of raising his newborn friend and quickly instructs him in all things dragon-y -- how to fly, breathe fire, distress damsels, and defeat knights. But what...

"Can you guess what animal laid the egg? Meet just a few of the critters who lay eggs with this fun guessing-game story."-- "Un dinosaure a-t-il pondu l'oeuf? Ou une autruche? Pouvez-vous devinder quel animal a pondu l'oeuf? Rencontrez quelques-uns des nombreux animaux qui pondent des oeufs avec ce livre amusant" -- quatrïme de couverture.

Tragedy strikes when an egg, eager to fly like birds, airplanes, and insects, steps off of a tall tower.

When a mysterious egg appears at Edgar the mouse's door, he tries to find the right family for it.

Butter battle book: The Zooks and the Yooks are at war over butter and bread--on which side should one spread? Each side is convinced their way of buttering is the best way around and they're willing to fight to prove it. Daisy-head Mayzie (1994): Young Mayzie McGrew becomes a worldwide sensation when a daisy grows out of the top of her head, and everyone attempts to get rid of it. Horton hatches the egg: Mayzie, a very lazy bird, talks Horton into...

Foxy DuBois is delighted when Egg rolls up to her door, and she invites him in to enjoy dinner, games, and a place to sleep, even as she makes plans for a special breakfast.

Read about several types of birds and their different eggs and nests.

A duckling and all his family happily await the hatching of his parents' new egg.