| Other author/creator | Burton, LeVar. |
| Other author/creator | Geller, Mitchell. |
| Other author/creator | Heller, Ruth, 1924-2004 |
| Other author/creator | Lancit Media Productions. |
| Other author/creator | Great Plains National Instructional Television Library. |
| Other author/creator | WNED-TV (Television station : Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| Other author/creator | Great Plains National (Firm) |
| Series |
Reading rainbow ; 38
Reading rainbow ; 38. ^A686094
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| Contents |
Chickens aren't the only ones -- Which came first - the chicken or the egg? -- I'm breaking out -- Loggerhead turtles -- Review books. |
| Abstract |
Chickens aren't the only animals that lay eggs. The featured book explains that many animals lay eggs and they are called oviparous. Other segments include: Which came first - the chicken or the egg?: LeVar goes to the Moyer Hatchery to ask the roosters & hens that question ; I'm breaking out: features a visit to an incubator room at the hatchery and a baby chick hatching from it's shell ; Loggerhead turtles: a turtle biologist joins LeVar to watch loggerhead turtles lay their eggs in the sand, later they return to watch the turtles hatch and make their way back to the ocean. |
| General note | Based on the book: Chickens aren't the only ones / by Ruth Heller : Grosset & Dunlap, c1981. |
| General note | DVD release of the 1987 production. |
| General note | Includes short reviews by children of the following books: Mrs. Huggins and her hen Hannah by Lydia Dabcovich ; Turtle and tortoise by Vincent Serventy ; Egg to chick by Millicent E. Selsam. |
| Credits | Associate producer, Loriann Champagne ; editor, James C. Wright ; book art photographed by Centron Productions, Inc.; opening animation by Ovation Films, Inc. |
| Performer |
Hosted by LeVar Burton. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Public Performance Video. |
| Other title |
Reading rainbow (Television program) |
| Publisher number | 126.038D GPN |
