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Tom and the Dinosaur Egg

(2008)
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One cold morning, Tom finds something strange on the beach in a tangle of seaweed. He carries it back to the lighthouse to show his grandfather. His grandfather realizes it is an egg, but what sort of egg? They decide to keep it warm and see what happens.

One morning, Tom notices a crack and, much to his surprise, a baby dinosaur emerges from the shell! Tom's egg was a dinosaur egg. Day by day the dinosaur grows bigger and bigger and bigger until he becomes a bit of a problem. What will Tom do? Find out in this wonderful adventure story about a boy, an egg, an unusual pet and an epic journey.


Genre: Children's Fiction

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