An edition of Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)

Horton hatches the egg

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An edition of Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)

Horton hatches the egg

by

  • ★★★★ 4.00 ·
  • 7 Ratings
  • 50 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 17 Have read

When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would

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Publisher
Random House, Random house
Language
English
Pages
55

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Subjects
Children's stories, Elephants, Fiction, Folklore, Humorous stories, Juvenile fiction, Stories in rhyme, Legends and stories, Picture books, Eggs, Parenting, Incubation, Fantasy, Classics, Animals, Fantasy fiction, Children's literature, Stories in Verse, Reliability, JUVENILE FICTION, Children's fiction, Elephants, fiction

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Cover of: Horton hatches the egg
Horton hatches the egg
1968, Random House
in English
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Cover of: Horton hatches the egg
Horton hatches the egg
1962, Collins
in English
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Cover of: Horton hatches the egg
Horton hatches the egg
1940, Random House, Random house
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New York

Classifications

Library of Congress
PZ10.3.G257 Ho

The Physical Object

Pagination
[55] p.
Number of pages
55

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL14644272M
LCCN
40027753

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When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.

Excerpts

Sighed Mayzie, a lazy bird hatching an egg: "I'm tired and I'm bored And I've kinks in my leg From sitting, just sitting here day after day.
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