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The Cuckoo Child
The Cuckoo Child
Author: Dick King-Smith, Leslie W. Bowman (Illustrator)
Jack Daw loves birds - all shapes, sizes, and breeds. One day his class visits the local zoo, and weighing 345 punds, this tremendous creature immediately captures jack's heart. That's when Jack comes up with a plan. He steals an extra ostrich egg that's about to be fed to a snake, and brings it home to his family's farm. But wil...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780439108348
ISBN-10: 0439108349
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: 127
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Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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With fellow feeling for the beleagured mama, bird lover Jack Daw manages to sneak an ostrich egg out of the zoo, hatch it, raise it, and have a lot of adventures. This is a growing up story little Jack learns a lot, grows into big Jack and finds his calling in life. From the author of Babe (about the sheep pig), The Cuckoo Child provides fun, inspiration, and a lot of thought material for young and old.
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