The Nature Kid's Guide to Chickens: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Chickens!

Cluck, cluck! A small red comb bobs through the farmyard. Sharp eyes scan the ground, then... snap! A juicy bug disappears in one quick peck. It's a chicken — and it's catching its breakfast. Most kids think they know chickens. But the bird in this book is nothing like the quiet creature pecking around in the background. Chickens can remember over 100 faces, make 30 different sounds including separate alarm calls for hawks versus foxes, and have been living alongside humans for 8,000 years. "The Nature Kid's Guide to Chickens" takes children ages 7–12 from the busy farmyard all the way back to the wild jungles of Asia, where a shy, darting bird called the red junglefowl hides in thick brush and sleeps in trees to escape tigers. Written for Level 2 readers in short, confidence-building sentences, this book covers everything from the dust baths that work like a spa day, to the rooster who finds food and calls the hens over before he ever takes a bite himself, to baby chicks who can hear their mother's voice right through the shell before they've even hatched. The most common bird on Earth, with some very uncommon abilities. Your child will discover that Silkie chickens have black skin, black bones, and black meat under their fluffy white feathers, that champion hens can lay nearly 300 eggs a year, and that chickens can sprint fast enough to outrun most people in a short race. There are over 500 breeds in the world, and every one of them has a story. Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kid's Guide series. This feathered farmyard bird is ready to be their next favorite.