The Cuckoo Child

by Dick King-Smith

Book Overview

Jack Daw loves birds-all shapes, sizes, and breeds. One day his class visits the local zoo, and Jack finds himself face-to-face with an ostrich. Nine feet tall and weighing 345 pounds, this tremendous... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1562823507
• ISBN13: 9781562823504
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

The Cuckoo Child

I thaught this book would be good because it had a funny name. It was good too. The cuckoo child is about a boy who loves birds of any kind. He lives with his Mom, Dad, and sister. his name is Jack Daw. In the begining Jack sees some chickens hatch. Then he ascked his father when he could have some birds of his own. His father said when he was 5. On his 5th he got budgerigars. For his 6th he got bantams. For his 7th, ducks. Then his 8th birthday came and he got geese. He named them Lidia and Wilfred. The next day Jack was going on a field trip with his class to the Wildlife Park. When they got there, there were more birds than he had expected. And then he saw it; the great male ostrich. It was amazing. His teacher came back for him and they cept going. Then they came to a sign that siad:Ostriches->. His teacher read the signthat told about ostriches. Jack asked his teacher if they would see any eggs. A man "ansered you will see lots". It was a park ranger. He showed them some eggs. After the park ranger showed them the eggs Jack sneaks an egg into his back. What happens to the egg? Read this book and find out!

The Kid and the Bird

I read this book because it was my second choice, and because everyone else was reading it. Jack Daw loves birds, any types of birds. One day Jack and his class went a field trip to the local zoo. He finds himself looking straight at a nine foot tall, 345 pound ostrich! Then Jack comes up with a plan. Jack steals an extra ostrich egg that's about to be fed to a snake! Then he brings the ostrich egg back home to his family's farm. If you want to find out what happens to the ostrich egg, and you like birds, read this book! It's very interesting!

An on the farm kinda bird!

This book is very interesting if you like birds. A boy takes an egg and hatches it. Its an ostrich. he raises the bird. Then the bird gets to big for the farm. What will happen to the bird? Read this book to find out!