Lecky and Nora are determined that there will be no egg thieves in their village!

Somebody has stolen the eggs from the secluded nest near their village once before. This year they are determined that it won't happen again. Lecky and his friend Nora are going to be prepared. They build a hide and keep a close watch on anything suspicious in their village. They begin to suspect the local handyman, but succeed in spotting the real culprits just in time. A gentle and appealing story with an environmental theme, which will enchant young children.

This is volume 56 in Storybook .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Joan Lingard was born in Edinburgh but grew up in Belfast. She has had a long and varied career in children's books, and was awarded the M. B. E, in 1998 for services to children's literature. She writes with equal success for teenagers, adults and the very young.