Cluck! (Hardcover)

Hardcover. This comprehensive handbook is the ideal guide for budding ornithologists and keepers of garden flocks.Fully illustrated throughout, Cluck! Invites young readers (and their grown-ups) on an engaging journey to discover the fascinating world of chickens.Explore the wide variety of chicken breeds, uncover how they think and feel, learn the terminology for their anatomy, delve into their history and find out which types of eggs different breeds lay. You'll also discover how to 'speak chicken', along with tips on handling and caring for these characterful birds.With lively, playful text and intricate, colourful linocut illustrations, this visual encyclopaedia celebrates chickens in all their feathered glory. A quirky book that tells the eggstraordinary story of chickens - from their dinosaur origins to their anatomy, history and behaviours - presented as a beautifully illustrated gift edition. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …