Clucky The Hen

Winner at the 2011 International Latino Book Awards Clucky the Hen has a big heart, but she’s clumsy and forgetful too. A tale ideal for learning to accept the faults of those around us. Guided Reading Level: M, Lexile Level: 900L

Hen and her eggs are wet. Luckily her friend Ben is there to help! This fun photographic easy-to-read story features the short"e" vowel sound. Kane Press's new series of super simple easy readers, Bright Owl Books, launches with Molly Coxe's five photographic stories, which feature the short vowel sounds and are each only around 100 words. These irresistibly silly stories help kids learn to read through repetition and by teaching the basic building blocks of reading—vowel sounds—giving kids the perfect start on educational success.

Winner at the 2013 International Latino Book Awards Against bullying, Clucky’s attitude should serve as a model for our children, promoting respect, harmony and acceptance. Guided Reading Level: M, Lexile Level: 820L

Fans of Katherine Applegate and Erin Entrada Kelly will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens. Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they’ve inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life gets more interesting when a cranky chicken appears and Sophie discovers the hen can move objects with the power of her little chicken brain: jam jars, the latch to her henhouse, the entire henhouse.... And then more of her great-uncle’s unusual chickens come home to roost. Determined, resourceful Sophie learns to care for her flock, earning money for chicken feed, collecting eggs. But when a respected local farmer tries to steal them, Sophie must find a way to keep them (and their superpowers) safe. Told in letters to Sophie’s abuela, quizzes, a chicken-care correspondence course, to-do lists, and more, Unusual Chickens is a quirky, clucky classic in the making.

Introduces young readers to the life cycle of a chicken.

Based on Jewish and Islamic traditional texts, this story of an honest, steadfast girl will inspire readers to look inside, outside and beyond.

A perfect tale for children dealing with situations in which a parent is frequently away from the home, which stimulates children’s creativity. Guided Reading Level: M, Lexile Level: 840L