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Synopsis
Feather-flapping fun by one of the best-loved storytellers of our time. A talking chicken! Josh knows it sounds ridiculous, but that?s just what Semolina is. And she?s not just a talking chicken . . . she?s a spirited, sarcastic, sassytalking chicken. And with Josh?s mom in the hospital about to give birth to his sister, Josh needs Semolina more than ever, even if she will only talk in front of him. But when Semolina tells him that a fox is sneaking into the hen house at night, can Josh get his dad to believe in Semolina before it?s too late? Chicken Feathers introduces one of children?s literature?s most original, endearing new characters to peck her way onto the page. In the tradition of Charlotte?s Web, here is a book full of tender moments, sparkling humor, and classic black-and-white illustrations.
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About the Author
Joy Cowley is a language and reading specialist who has written over 500 books for early readers. She lives in New Zealand.
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There is nothing remarkable about Josh Miller’s life on his family’s chicken farm. He collects eggs, tends chard, and fans the flames of a crush on neighbor girl Annalee. Indeed, the only extraordinary part of his rural existence is his geriatric, beer-obsessed, talking pet chicken, Semolina. She's not always a blemish, though. When Josh’s mother enters the hospital because of a difficult pregnancy, Semolina becomes a reluctant confidante. Unfortunately, she speaks only to Josh, and when she identifies a fox as the egg-thieving culprit everyone is looking for, no one believes him. The story unfolds as a smooth amalgam of nostalgic farm tale and contemporary problem novel. Elliot’s warm, evocative pencil sketches, reminiscent of Robert McCloskey’s work, combine with Cowley’s rich storytelling voice to reinforce the novel’s sunny, bucolic surface. Small, lovely details, and careful character development, including a complex relationship between Josh’s mother and visiting grandmother, add resonance to the deeper account of a nine-year-old’s first struggles to find his place in the world and at home. Grades 3-5. --Thom Barthelmess
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- PublisherPhilomel Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0399247912
- ISBN 13 9780399247910
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages160
- IllustratorElliot David
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