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 Count your chickens
 Author: Bogart, Jo Ellen

 Publisher:  Tundra Books (2017)

 Classification: Easy
 Physical Description: [32] p., col. ill., 26 cm

 BTSB No: 130249 ISBN: 9781770497924
 Ages: 2-5 Grades: K

 Subjects:
 Chickens -- Fiction
 Counting -- Fiction

Price: $6.50

Summary:
Chickens, chickens everywhere--going to the county fair! Follow a family of chickens as they prepare for their big outing.

 Illustrator: Smith, Lori Joy

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (12/01/16)
   School Library Journal (01/01/17)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 01/01/2017 PreS-Gr 2—Through rhyming verse, readers follow a family of chickens going to the county fair, with opportunities to count the many chickens on every page. Strolling through the main street, they encounter "chicken grannies knitting socks./Chicken chicks with chicken pox." Things get more fanciful with "chicken pilots flying planes./Chicken engineers on trains." At the fair, readers meet an array of amusing chickens, from pastry cooks and princesses to clowns and a pair of "moody chickens" singing the blues (costumed in black sunglasses and black fedoras, evoking the Blues Brothers). There's even a "chicken punk" sporting "funky feathers" and "studded leathers." Smith's pencil and digital art invites young viewers to investigate the pastel-hued, detailed images. Reminiscent of the work of Richard Scarry, the spreads will encourage children to go back and pore over the illustrations, not only to count the chickens but also to track the many characters—including a pair of mice who appear on every page. A key at the end of the book reveals how many chickens are depicted on each spread. VERDICT An enjoyable concept and seek-and-find title that's ideal for springtime sharing and reinforcement of counting skills.—Kiera Parrott, School Library Journal - Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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