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Agatha Parrot and the Thirteenth Chicken

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Agatha Parrott and her school mates are tasked with caring for thirteen chicks after their heated box at school breaks down. Unfortunately, one goes missing and Agatha is sure that it’s her fault. Mayhem ensues as she and her friends search high and low for chick #13. Do they find it at the end?

This book is fast paced and in Agatha’s voice, which makes it a fun read for those ready for chapter books. The language is accessible and the black and white illustrations are hilarious. Agatha and her friends manage to make even losing a chicken great fun. Recommended

City Chickens

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Very informative books on a rescue home that houses abandoned and homeless chickens, preparing them for adoption.  This was very informative with the latest thinking and information on factory farming, cock fighting, and proper caring for roosters and hens.  The format is inviting and pleasing to the eye.  There is something for everyone with the story weaving the owner of the rescues story in with her rescued birds.  Informative and compassionate.  The only thing I would change would be the title.  I assumed from reading it that the book would be about how to raise chickens in the city.  Instead the book is about rescuing and caring for chickens.  Recommended.