First Come the Eggs, a picture book for young readers, was created by 3rd grade students from the Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York. This book details a biography of Seth Green, the father of fish hatcheries in America, and was part of a 12-week Learning Expedition. The expedition included the study of the life cycle of salmon and trout and the Genesee River biome, testing of water quality, and raising salmon fry in the classroom for restocking of local habitats. 

Students studied the life of Seth Green, who in the early 1800s pioneered the use of fish hatcheries. Information for the book was collected through fieldwork research (trips to local museums, work with local scientists, historians, and other experts, and visits to where Seth Green lived and worked) and through a book used as an anchor text - Seth Green: Father of Fish Culture.