Oona Finds an Egg
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2016 · Est. 2 hour read

Oona Finds an Egg

By Adele Griffin, Mike Wu (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the The Oodlethunks series

A prehistoric girl defends her mysterious egg from everyone in her Stone Age world.

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160 pages· 12,738 words· Est. 2 hour read
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In the Stone Age world of West Wog, Oona discovers a mysterious egg and vows to protect it at all costs. As her brother Thunk and others, like the pesky Bruce Brute, try to claim it, Oona's determination grows. What secrets does the egg hold, and will Oona's fierce protection be enough to keep it safe? Join Oona on a wild adventure filled with humor, heart, and the quest for something truly her own.

From the publisher

Oona has found a very special egg. Oh, how she loves her baby! She’ll do anything to protect this egg until it hatches. Then she can find out what’s inside, even though it might just gobble her up! But Oona’s precious bundle of eggy joy may never see the light of day. It seems everyone wants Oona’s egg. Her little brother, Thunk, that smelly kid, Bruce Brute, and a bunch of others in her West Wog world all want a piece of Oona’s treasure. Oona the protector, Oona the curious, Oona the mighty will do whatever it takes to safeguard her darling. No one will get their grimy, Cro-Magnony hands on her egg. Because, more than anything, Oona wants something of her very own to care for.National Book Award finalist Adele Griffin pairs with artist Mike Wu to deliver a cast of lovable, primitive family and friends in West Wog. The stories pop with adventure, original language, and an unstoppable protagonist who is as adorable as the egg she’s working so hard to protect.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
160
Words
12,738
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
470L
Themes & topics
Books about dinosaursBooks about prehistoric timesBooks about eggsBooks about stegosaurus
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.4
F&P level
~M
AR points
2
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
178524
Publication
Published
January 5, 2016
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545732796

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