Bear Country
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2018 · Est. 47 min read

Bear Country

By Doreen Cronin, Stephen Gilpin (Illustrator)

Book #6 in the The Chicken Squad series

A headless bear roams, and Barbara is missing. Can the Chicken Squad solve the mystery?

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112 pages· 5,522 words· Est. 47 min read
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The Chicken Squad faces their wildest case yet: a headless bear is on the loose, and their caretaker, Barbara, has vanished. As fall chills the air, these feathered detectives must unravel the mystery to save Barbara and secure their breakfast. With their neighbor's hamster mystery easily solved, the squad is ready for a day of knitting, but the stakes rise when Ziggy alerts them to Barbara's disappearance. Can they crack the case before it's too late, or will this be the one that gets away? Join the squad for a hilarious, suspenseful adventure.

From the publisher

The Chicken Squad is back for their sixth (mis)adventure, and this time there’s a headless bear on the loose and the Chicken Squad’s beloved Barbara has gone missing! A “lip-bitingly funny” (School Library Journal) chapter book from the bestselling author of Click, Clack, Moo and Cyclone. It’s fall in the backyard, and though the weather is cooling down, the crime solving business is still hot. When the Chicken Squad’s neighbor Anna McClanahanahan comes looking for her missing hamster one morning, it’s an easy case to solve (Ziggy always takes a stroll from 6:30 to 7:15 a.m.). The Chicken Squad is now ready to settle in for a relaxing day of knitting—that is, until Ziggy points out that Barbara, the Chicken Squad’s caretaker—the one who FEEDS THEM!!—is missing! And not only that, but there have been sightings of a headless bear in the neighborhood! Will the Chicken Squad be able to save their beloved Barbara and get some breakfast? Or will this case be too much to bear?

At a glance
Format
Pages
112
Words
5,522
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
600L
Themes & topics
Books about detectivesBooks about chickensBooks about rescues and rescuingBooks about farm animalsBooks about birds
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.1
F&P level
~O
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
197784
Publication
Published
August 13, 2019
First published
August 14, 2018
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534405752

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