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Home to Roost Home to Roost Bob Sheasley A lighthearted scientific history of the chicken is interspersed with the author's story of tending his backyard poultry farm throughout the course of a year, in an account that features such topics … OL11913462W
The fox busters The fox busters Dick King-Smith A community of chickens continually preyed on by hungry foxes is saved by the birth of three wonder chicks, who grow into magnificent flying machines and lead a climatic barnyard battle. OL13201955W
Pretty Polly Pretty Polly Dick King-Smith When she is not allowed to have a pet parrot, Aligail teaches a barnyard hen to talk. OL14947W
Lulu the big little chick Lulu the big little chick Paulette Bogan When Lulu gets tired of being told she is too little to do things, she decides to go far, far away. OL15052577W
Chickens Chickens Camilla De la Bédoyère "What is a hatchery? Where do hens lay eggs? What do chickens eat? From fun in the fields to feeding time, find out all the facts about the daily life of farmyard animals."--Back cover. OL15079885W
The cow that was the best moo-ther The cow that was the best moo-ther Andy Cutbill Although her baby hatched from an egg and looks suspiciously like a chick, Marjorie the cow proudly enters her in the "beautiful baby cow" contest. OL15104795W
No More Chores! No More Chores! Andrea Vuocolo Jump aboard with Mama and her chicks for a fun-filled adventure doing chores! Cleaning up was never like this! OL15150452W
The Red Hen The Red Hen Rebecca Emberley Le célèbre conte, narrant comment une poule finit par réaliser et manger seule son gâteau sans en faire profiter les autres animaux qui refusèrent en tout temps de l'assister durant la préparation, i… OL15425661W
The trouble with chickens The trouble with chickens Doreen Cronin,Kevin Cornell A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case. OL15596398W
The Painter Who Loved Chickens The Painter Who Loved Chickens Olivier Dunrea An artist, who loves to paint chickens, finally finds someone that appreciates his pictures. OL156016W
The chicken of the family The chicken of the family Mary Amato When her older sisters tease her into believing that she is actually a chicken, Henrietta runs off to a farm to be among her own kind. OL15829769W
Mrs. Huggins and her hen Hannah Mrs. Huggins and her hen Hannah Lydia Dabcovich Mrs. Huggins' contented relationship with her hen Hannah comes to an unfortunate end but is reborn in an unexpected way. OL15969417W
The little black hen The little black hen Elizabeth James Alyosha follows a magical black hen down into an underground kingdom of little people and receives a special gift from their king. OL16028602W
Henrietta, World War II Hen Henrietta, World War II Hen Anthea Brigham This children's book is a true tale, based on the author's recollections when she was a young girl during the Blitz when German bombers were raining bombs over the English countryside. In the book sh… OL16336435W
Prairie Evers Prairie Evers Ellen Airgood "Ten-year-old Prairie is happy being home-schooled and raising her flock of chickens, so transferring to regular school is a big change, but fortunately she meets a wonderful friend"-- OL16471223W
The Secret Chicken Society The Secret Chicken Society Judy Cox When Daniel's third-grade class raises baby chicks for a class project and he takes the five chickens home for the summer, he is surprised when one of them turns out to be a rooster. OL16767736W
Brave Chicken Little Brave Chicken Little Robert Byrd A retelling of the classic story of Chicken Licken, who has an acorn fall on his head and runs in a panic to his friends Henny Penny, Lucky Ducky, and others, to tell them the sky is falling. This r… OL17108321W
Don't chicken out Don't chicken out Shawn K. Stout Determined to prove that she is capable of doing things on her own, Fiona promises to watch over the chickens at the local county fair and gets a lesson in being responsible. OL17850893W
Keeping chickens Keeping chickens Liz Wright In the last few years, poultry-keeping has enjoyed massive growth, with heavy TV coverage featuring chefs such as Jamie Oliver. It is another symptom of our weariness of mass-produced, tasteless supe… OL17921870W
Roddy the rooster Roddy the rooster Eddie Bowman When the huge egg that had mysteriously appeared on the Smiths' farm in the Ozarks hatches into the biggest chicken they have ever seen, Mr. and Mrs. Smith hope they won't have to worry about the chi… OL1955772W
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