Interest Level
Grades K - 2
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 2.8
Lexile Measure®: 550L
DRA: 28
Guided Reading: L
Genre
- Animal Stories
- General Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Birds
- Science
- Animals
- Character and Values
- Friends and Friendship
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
When a mysterious egg appears outside Hunwick's burrow after a terrible storm, no one knows what to do with it. And when it doesn't hatch right away, everyone is even more bewildered. Everyone, that is, but Hunwick. For Hunwick understands the egg. It is his friend. And he is the only one who knows its secret.From the author and illustrator of the modern classic "Koala Lou, "here is a moving tale of loneliness, friendship, and most of all, the power the imagination has to change the way we see the world.
About the Authors or Illustrators
Mem Fox was born in Australia, grew up in Africa, studied drama in England, and returned to Adelaide, Australia in 1970. She is Australia’s best loved picture-book author. Her first book, Possum Magic, has sold over four million copies and is still the best selling children’s book in Australia, 29 years after its
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