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The problem with chickens  Cover Image Book Book

The problem with chickens / by Bruce McMillan ; illustrated with paintings by Gunnella.

McMillan, Bruce. (Author). Gunnella, (illustrator.).

Summary:

When women in an Icelandic village buy chickens to lay eggs for them to use, the chickens follow them, adopting human ways and forgetting their barnyard roots, until the ladies hatch a clever plan.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0618585818
  • ISBN: 9780618585816
  • Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 26 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
"Walter Lorraine Books."
Citation/References Note:
Kirkus, September 01, 2005
School Library Jl. starred, September 2005
Booklist, September 15, 2005
The Horn Book, November 2005
Target Audience Note:
004-008. BTSB.
510L Lexile
Decoding demand: 85 (very high) Semantic demand: 79 (high) Syntactic demand: 79 (high) Structure demand: 67 (high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader LG 3.0 0.5 100625.
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3 0.5 100625.
Subject: Chickens > Juvenile fiction.
Iceland > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 10 of 10 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Cass County.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 10 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Harrisonville E MCM 2005 (Text) 0002205680107 Easy Picture Books Available -
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center E MCM 2005 (Text) 0002205680115 Easy Picture Books Available -


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