Fans of Polly Horvath or Roald Dahl will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens. Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they ve inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life gets more interesting when a cranky chicken appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power of her little chicken brain: jam jars, the latch to her henhouse, the entire henhouse.... And then more of her great-uncle s unusual chickens come home to roost. Determined, resourceful Sophie learns to care for her flock, earning money for chicken feed, collecting eggs. But when a respected local farmer tries to steal them, Sophie must find a way to keep them (and their superpowers) safe. Told in letters to Sophie s abuela, quizzes, a chicken-care correspondence course, to-do lists, and more, Unusual Chickens is a quirky, clucky classic in the making.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House USA Inc, Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10
038575552x
ISBN-13
9780385755528
eBay Product ID (ePID)
212402199
Product Key Features
Author
Katie Kath, Kelly Jones
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Children's Fiction
Genre
Children's Fiction
Dimensions
Weight
295g
Height
210mm
Width
140mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
New York
Spine
23mm
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
KELLY JONES has worked as a librarian and a bookseller, and is a raiser of (much-loved, but fairly ordinary) chickens. This is her first novel. You can find her at her website: curiosityjones.net, or on Twitter: @curiosityjones. KATIE KATH earned an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design and works as a freelance illustrator. You can learn more about her work at ktkath.com.
Out-Of-Print Date
23/11/2015
Date of Publication
14/05/2015
Country of Publication
United States
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