Planet of the Eggs (Book 9)

Illustrated by Jessica Warrick
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On sale Jan 01, 2018 | 64 Pages | 9781635920185
Acting like an Earthling isn’t easy! Follow the adventures of Spork the alien in the How to Be an Earthling series. Each book covers a different character trait to help kids think about what they say and do. 
 
Shhhh, Newton has a secret. He’s going to bring something special to Farm Day—a brand new baby chick! Or Newton hopes he’ll have a chick. Spork keeps asking when the egg is going to hatch. He even offers to speed it up. Newton is torn. . . .  Why is waiting so hard? Every How to Be an Earthling title includes fun back-of-book activities that build on story themes. (Character trait: Patience)
Lisa Harkrader is the author of a number of children's and young adult books, including the award-winning Airball: My Life in Briefs and The Adventures of Beanboy, as well as several titles for Kane Press. View titles by Lisa Harkrader

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Acting like an Earthling isn’t easy! Follow the adventures of Spork the alien in the How to Be an Earthling series. Each book covers a different character trait to help kids think about what they say and do. 
 
Shhhh, Newton has a secret. He’s going to bring something special to Farm Day—a brand new baby chick! Or Newton hopes he’ll have a chick. Spork keeps asking when the egg is going to hatch. He even offers to speed it up. Newton is torn. . . .  Why is waiting so hard? Every How to Be an Earthling title includes fun back-of-book activities that build on story themes. (Character trait: Patience)

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Lisa Harkrader is the author of a number of children's and young adult books, including the award-winning Airball: My Life in Briefs and The Adventures of Beanboy, as well as several titles for Kane Press. View titles by Lisa Harkrader

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