Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399247910
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The story of the summer Josh spends while his mother is in the hospital awaiting the birth of his baby sister, and his pet chicken Semolina--who talks but only to him--is almost killed by a red fox.
Chicken Feathers
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399247910
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The story of the summer Josh spends while his mother is in the hospital awaiting the birth of his baby sister, and his pet chicken Semolina--who talks but only to him--is almost killed by a red fox.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399247910
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The story of the summer Josh spends while his mother is in the hospital awaiting the birth of his baby sister, and his pet chicken Semolina--who talks but only to him--is almost killed by a red fox.
The Chicken with No Feathers on Its Wings
Author: David Bergman
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480819875
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
A baby chicken with no feathers on its wings tries to be like all the other chickens but they do not accept him as one of their own. The baby chicken is so sad until a frog covered in warts encourages him to travel on a journey to find out where he belongs. Now filled with excitement and purpose the chicken with no feathers on its wings begins a quest that first leads him to a flock of geese then pink flamingos and finally a group of turkeys who all assure him that does not belong with them. But as soon as the baby chicken returns home without any answers he makes the amazing discovery that no chicken looks alike and that it is good to be different. In this amusing and heartwarming childrens story a baby chicken with no feathers on its wings learns about diversity, acceptance and why it is so important to embrace his uniqueness.
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480819875
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
A baby chicken with no feathers on its wings tries to be like all the other chickens but they do not accept him as one of their own. The baby chicken is so sad until a frog covered in warts encourages him to travel on a journey to find out where he belongs. Now filled with excitement and purpose the chicken with no feathers on its wings begins a quest that first leads him to a flock of geese then pink flamingos and finally a group of turkeys who all assure him that does not belong with them. But as soon as the baby chicken returns home without any answers he makes the amazing discovery that no chicken looks alike and that it is good to be different. In this amusing and heartwarming childrens story a baby chicken with no feathers on its wings learns about diversity, acceptance and why it is so important to embrace his uniqueness.
Chicken Feathers & Garlic Skin
Author: Walt F.J. Goodridge
Publisher: a company called W
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
It took a lot of courage for a 25-year-old girl from Wu Xi City in Jiang Shu province, China, who had never flown on a plane, and who had never left home before, to travel 2,000 miles to a foreign country in search of work. It took even more courage to stay once she discovered what life was really like for a factory girl on the island of Saipan in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This is the only first-hand account of work and life in the garment factories of Saipan. (196 pages; 5.5" x 8.5"; ISBN: 978-0974531342) Read more at www.saipanfactorygirl.com
Publisher: a company called W
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
It took a lot of courage for a 25-year-old girl from Wu Xi City in Jiang Shu province, China, who had never flown on a plane, and who had never left home before, to travel 2,000 miles to a foreign country in search of work. It took even more courage to stay once she discovered what life was really like for a factory girl on the island of Saipan in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This is the only first-hand account of work and life in the garment factories of Saipan. (196 pages; 5.5" x 8.5"; ISBN: 978-0974531342) Read more at www.saipanfactorygirl.com
The Field Guide to Chickens
Author: Pam Percy
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 9780760324738
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The story of the chicken traces the interactions of cultures around the globe. From Southeast Asia 8,000 years ago, chickens spread to ancient China and Japan, the Middle East, Europe during the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, and, from there, the world. Today, chickens fuel our poultry meat and egg industry. They also inspire the time-honored tradition of poultry exhibition and, increasingly, can be found in the backyards of folks who yearn for a simpler time. The Field Guide to Chickens provides a wealth of information on the sixty-one chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association. From utilitarian egg layers to exotic show birds, from tiny bantams to large fowl, Pam Percy enlightens readers on the wonderful world of poultry. Essential for tyro fowl fans as well as longtime chicken breeders, this handy pocket-sized field guide includes a glossary, resources, and chapters describing the chicken's history, behavior, eggs and chicks, and ""everything but the cluck."" Indispensable and easy-to-use, this guide gives readers an ""egg up"" on the wonderful world of chickens.
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 9780760324738
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The story of the chicken traces the interactions of cultures around the globe. From Southeast Asia 8,000 years ago, chickens spread to ancient China and Japan, the Middle East, Europe during the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, and, from there, the world. Today, chickens fuel our poultry meat and egg industry. They also inspire the time-honored tradition of poultry exhibition and, increasingly, can be found in the backyards of folks who yearn for a simpler time. The Field Guide to Chickens provides a wealth of information on the sixty-one chicken breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association. From utilitarian egg layers to exotic show birds, from tiny bantams to large fowl, Pam Percy enlightens readers on the wonderful world of poultry. Essential for tyro fowl fans as well as longtime chicken breeders, this handy pocket-sized field guide includes a glossary, resources, and chapters describing the chicken's history, behavior, eggs and chicks, and ""everything but the cluck."" Indispensable and easy-to-use, this guide gives readers an ""egg up"" on the wonderful world of chickens.
Ebenezer and Ninety-Eight Friends
Author: Marty Magee
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing ()
ISBN: 9780979786341
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Magee brings hymns out of their sometimes formal, Sunday-best, stuffy setting and into Christians' Monday-through-Friday lives. At the same time, she presents a light object lesson and appropriate scripture passage.
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing ()
ISBN: 9780979786341
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Magee brings hymns out of their sometimes formal, Sunday-best, stuffy setting and into Christians' Monday-through-Friday lives. At the same time, she presents a light object lesson and appropriate scripture passage.
Poultry Feathers and Skin
Author: Oluyinka A Olukosi
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1786395118
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This book contains chapters that discuss the natural engineering and multifunctionality of feathers, embryonic development of the avian integument, the reasons and welfare implications of feather pecking in laying hens, genetic solutions to reduce injurious pecking in laying hens, evidence-based management of injurious pecking, contact dermatitis in domestic poultry, the poultry integument in health and disease, genetics of feather pigmentation and chicken plumage colouration, genetics and breeding aspects of feather coverage and their effects on performance in broilers, the genetics of contact dermatitis in poultry, effects of nutritional interventions on feathering of poultry, effect of nutrition on gut health and maintenance and its impact on the integument integrity, management practices to prevent abnormal feather loss in broiler breeders and business opportunities with the integument. This book is intended for both the poultry industry and for researchers in animal science and welfare at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1786395118
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This book contains chapters that discuss the natural engineering and multifunctionality of feathers, embryonic development of the avian integument, the reasons and welfare implications of feather pecking in laying hens, genetic solutions to reduce injurious pecking in laying hens, evidence-based management of injurious pecking, contact dermatitis in domestic poultry, the poultry integument in health and disease, genetics of feather pigmentation and chicken plumage colouration, genetics and breeding aspects of feather coverage and their effects on performance in broilers, the genetics of contact dermatitis in poultry, effects of nutritional interventions on feathering of poultry, effect of nutrition on gut health and maintenance and its impact on the integument integrity, management practices to prevent abnormal feather loss in broiler breeders and business opportunities with the integument. This book is intended for both the poultry industry and for researchers in animal science and welfare at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Chicken Feathers
Author: Stephanie Cameron
Publisher: Spork
ISBN: 9781950169863
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lissy is a fashionista with a thrill for reuniting lost dogs and their owners. When she falls in love with her latest neighborhood rescue, she's shocked to learn his owner is the one person in school she would never want to help. Will she hold herself together at the dog delivery of a lifetime? Based on a true story.
Publisher: Spork
ISBN: 9781950169863
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lissy is a fashionista with a thrill for reuniting lost dogs and their owners. When she falls in love with her latest neighborhood rescue, she's shocked to learn his owner is the one person in school she would never want to help. Will she hold herself together at the dog delivery of a lifetime? Based on a true story.
Guide to Raising Chickens
Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603424695
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
A guide to raising one chicken or one hundred. It features topics from starting a backyard flock to putting eggs on the table.
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603424695
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
A guide to raising one chicken or one hundred. It features topics from starting a backyard flock to putting eggs on the table.
Hen's Feathers
Author: Katherine Sully
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780857264701
Category : Chickens
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Hilda was the most popular hen in the henhouse, until the day Chantelle arrived!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780857264701
Category : Chickens
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Hilda was the most popular hen in the henhouse, until the day Chantelle arrived!
The Backyard Chicken Fight
Author: Gretchen Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972822558
Category : Chickens
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Journalist and chicken-owner Gretchen Anderson chronicles the stories of people who are fighting City Hall for the right to own chickens. Find out how hen-keeping is ruffling feathers across the country. Also, learn the secrets to raising a healthy flock in your own backyard.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972822558
Category : Chickens
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Journalist and chicken-owner Gretchen Anderson chronicles the stories of people who are fighting City Hall for the right to own chickens. Find out how hen-keeping is ruffling feathers across the country. Also, learn the secrets to raising a healthy flock in your own backyard.