Arcadia Public Library

When he tries to imitate a rooster, a newly-hatched chick falls in a puddle.

A hungry wolf's attempts to fatten a chicken for his stewpot have unexpected results.

Pip, Midge, and Dot are enjoying the shade under an apple tree when fruit starts falling around them, causing the hens to suspect a fox is in the tree trying to hit them.

"A basic introduction to chickens and how they live on the farm. Simple text and full color photographs. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

"An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock"-- When Danovich picked up her first flock of chicks, she didn't expect the birds to change her life. She began to wonder: what is a good life for a chicken, anyway? She went in search of the people breeding, training, healing, and advocating for chickens. Danovich reports on the hidden cleverness and irresistible...

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of chickens, including how they are raised on a farm for their meat and eggs.

In search of the perfect place to lay her egg, Tillie the chicken leaves the barnyard and explores the farmhouse.

When Little Red Chicken comes home excited about what she learned in school, she explains to Papa that every story has "an elephant of surprise."

Simple text explains the life cycle of the chicken.