Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Egg
Robin Page · 2015
84/100
👍 Worth It
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page have made one of the most visually beautiful nonfiction picture books available for young children, covering 54 species with accuracy and genuine wonder. The cut-and-torn-paper collage art is award-caliber, the science is solid, and the backmatter extends the learning naturally. It is light on literary prose — this is an image-led experience — but for ages four through eight it is a near-perfect classroom and home read.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance80
craft88
originality76
accuracy88
hype82
age-fit92
human-eye84
Penny’s verdict84
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