Random House/Grolier Book Club. G+/NONE. 2004?. Grolier book club edition. Hardcover; 6th Printing. 039480077x . A bit better than the good plus it is rated. There is no actual copyright date shown. However copyright page does state that Dr. Seuss died in 1991 so we are working from that year. Light green/white covers with small corner bumps including spine edges. Bottom corners/edges have some more because of shelf sliding. Red endpapers. Text is clean/tight however the last few pages have some crinkling as book may have gotten damp previously. Horton promises Mayzie, a lazy and bored bird, to help her hatch her egg. Need to send a gift? We offer free domestic shipping, free gift wrapping and card for almost any occasion. Just let us know the occasion and your message. If a photo is showing with this description it is not from us. If you would like a photo, please request one. ; 8 1/4 x 11 1/8 x 3/8; Unpaginated pages .

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Horton Hatches the Egg is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1940. The book, along with Horton Hears a Who later provided the thrust of the plot for the Broadway musical Seussical. The character Horton appeared again in Horton Hears a Who!, published in 1954. Plot summary The book concerns an elephant named Horton, who is convinced by an irresponsible bird named Mayzie to sit on her egg while she takes a short "break", which proves to last for months.

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Seller: Seneca Valley Used Books & Paper Collectibles (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 25209
Title: HORTON HATCHES THE EGG
Author: Dr. Seuss
Format/Binding: Hardcover; 6th Printing
Book Condition: Used - G+/NONE
Edition: Grolier book club edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 039480077X
ISBN 13: 9780394800776
Publisher: Random House/Grolier Book Club
Place of Publication: Westminister, Maryland, U.s.a.
Date Published: 2004?
Keywords: 039480077x, Children Juvenile Fiction Horton, Seuss Elephants Animals
Bookseller catalogs: Children Juvenile; Animals;

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