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First the egg

A picture book about transformations.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Seeger, Laura Vaccaro (Author, Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Milford, Connecticut : Roaring Brook Press, 2007.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Developmental biology > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	A picture book about transformations.
Item Description:	Art techniques used: Vibrant, textured, oil on canvas paintings combined with die-cut pages. "A Neal Porter book."
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Awards:	Caldecott Honor Book, 2008 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, 2008.
ISBN:	1596432721 9781596432727 0545134447
Author Notes:	Laura Vaccaro Seeger is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator. Laura is also a 2-time Caldecott Honor Award winner as well as a winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Best Picture Book, and a 2-time winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award. She is also the recipient of the Empire State Award for Body of Work and Contribution to Children's Literature. Laura's paintings have been exhibited in many museums and galleries including the Art Institute of Chicago and the New York Public Library. Laura earned her BFA degree at the School of Fine Art and Design at the State University of New York at Purchase. She moved to Manhattan to begin a career as an animator, artist, designer, and editor in the network television business. She created show openings and special segments for NBC and ABC for many years and won an Emmy Award for an NBC Special opening animation. Laura is the author of the Dog and Bear Series, First the Egg, Green, I Had a Rooster, Lemons are Not Red, One Boy, The Hidden Alphabet, Walter was Worried, and What If? (Bowker Author Biography)