Horton hatches the egg / by Dr. Seuss.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0394900774
- ISBN: 9780394900773
- ISBN: 039480077X
- ISBN: 9780394800776
- Physical Description: 55 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [1968]
- Copyright: [©1968]
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Subject: | Fantasy. Elephants > Legends and stories > Juvenile literature. Stories in rhyme > Juvenile literature. |
Genre: | Stories in rhyme. |
Available copies
- 26 of 28 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 2 of 3 copies available at Jefferson County.
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- 0 current holds with 28 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Jefferson County Library-Arnold | E SERIES SEUSS (Text) | 30000023787207 | Easy Books | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Arnold | E SERIES SEUSS (Text) | 30000024160487 | Easy Books | Checked out | 05/14/2024 |
Jefferson County Library-Northwest | E SERIES SEUSS (Text) | 30000023305349 | Easy Books | Available | - |
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Summary
Horton Hatches the Egg
Generations of children have fallen in love with Horton the elephant! "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. . . . An elephant's faithful, one hundred per cent!" Horton is kind and trustworthy, but unfortunately, the lazy bird Mayzie takes advantage of his good nature when she leaves Horton to watch her unhatched egg. Told with Dr. Seuss's signature rhymes and trademark illustrations, this is a tale that will be enjoyed over and over, by reader and listener alike. And don't miss another delightful tale about this beloved pachyderm: Horton Hears a Who!