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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2007 · Est. 4 min read-aloud
My Life as a Chicken
By Ellen A. Kelley, Michael Slack (Illustrator)
A chicken's daring escape from becoming dinner leads to a wild adventure.
3.7/5 Goodreads · 252 ratings
40 pages· 461 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Pauline Poulet discovers she's destined for the dinner plate at Cock-a-Doodle-Doo Café. In a frantic bid for freedom, she embarks on a chaotic journey filled with chases, dunkings, and daring escapes. Can this plucky chicken outwit her fate and avoid becoming the special of the day? Join Pauline as she clucks her way through perilous adventures, determined to prevail against all odds. Will her courage and quick thinking be enough to save her from the frying pan? Dive into this feathered tale of survival and cheer for Pauline's spirited battle cry: 'Pauline, prevail!'
From the publisher
When Pauline Poulet learns she’ll be the next special of the day at Cock-a-Doodle-Doo Café, she flies the coop faster than you can say “Chicken pie, delicious”! Thus begins her journey of peril and catastrophe, courage and chance: She is chased. She is dunked. She is tossed tail over beak. But can Pauline escape the dinner plate? Kids everywhere will love clucking along with this chicken’s battle cry: “Pauline, prevail!”
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 461
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~420L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.9
- F&P level
- ~L
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 112109
Publication
- Published
- May 1, 2007
- Publisher
- Harcourt Children's Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780152053062
- LCCN
- 2005020051
- OCLC
- 61162066
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