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flap your wings
when a strange egg appears in their nest mr. and mrs. bird kindly take it upon themselves to raise the baby bird inside . but when the egg hatches the birds are in for a big surprise junior is the oddest looking baby bird theyve ever seen with big long jaws full of teeth and an appetite to match . in fact he looks more like a baby alligator than a baby bird nevertheless the devoted birds run themselves ragged feeding junior until he gets so big he must leave the nest or it will collapse underneath him . but how can junior fly without wings to the delight of the birds and readers the dilemma is solved when junior takes off from a branch overlooking a pond .
hardcover random house trade 2000 isbn 0375802436
abridged n isbn 13 9780375802430 number of pages 48 publisher random house childrens books release date 948758400000 series title beginner books