Chicken Said, Cluck!

Name: Chicken Said, Cluck!
Brand: HarperCollins
SKU: 442764
Price: 5.39 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Judyann Ackerman Grant
ISBN: 9780064442763

By: Judyann Ackerman Grant

Illustrated By: Sue Truesdell

Product Information

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Title: Chicken Said, Cluck!
By: Judyann Ackerman Grant
Illustrated By: Sue Truesdell
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 32
Vendor: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 2010

Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 2 ounces
ISBN: 0064442764
ISBN-13: 9780064442763
Ages: 3-5
Series: My First I Can Read!
Stock No: WW442764

Publisher's Description

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An ALA Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book

This hilarious and award-winning beginning reader is filled with simple, repetitive sentences and illustrated with bright artwork depicting Chicken’s funny expressions and poses. Chicken Said, "Cluck!" is sure to make beginning readers ask to enjoy this delightful reading experience again and again.

Earl and Pearl are growing pumpkins, and Chicken wants to help. Earl and Pearl dig the garden and plant the seeds, and water and weed...but Chicken only wants to scratch in the dirt. Earl and Pearl don’t want Chicken around, so they shoo her away. But then one day grasshoppers come to the garden, and Chicken proves herself useful.

This My First I Can Read Book is perfect for shared reading with toddlers and very young children. Basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations make this book just right for reading with emergent readers.

Author Bio

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Judyann Ackerman Grant and her family have raised numerous chickens as well as assorted cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, and goldfish on their farm in upstate New York. Ms. Grant was inspired to write Chicken Said, "Cluck!" by watching chickens scratch in the new-turned garden every spring. This is her first book.

Sue Truesdell has illustrated many children's books, including How to Talk to Your Dog by Jean Craighead George and Betsy Byars's I Can Read! series about the adventuresome Golly Sisters. Ms. Truesdell lives in Tenafly, New Jersey.

Editorial Reviews

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“A satisfying story with conflict and resolution, action and emotion . . . A gift for emerging readers—and not just during pumpkin season.” - The Horn Book