The Runaway Chicken
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2018

The Runaway Chicken

By Kiki Thorpe, Maine Diaz (Illustrator)

Part of the Makers Make It Work series

A loose chicken challenges Maddy to create a new home.

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32 pages
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Maddy's unexpected guest, a runaway chicken, isn't fitting in as a house pet. Faced with a feathery dilemma, she must use her creativity and problem-solving skills to craft a suitable home. Can Maddy's ingenuity save the day, or will the chicken remain a flight risk? Dive into this hands-on adventure where every challenge is an opportunity to make something new. With woodworking as the backdrop, young readers are invited to join the Makers Movement and discover their own potential as creators.

From the publisher

Tying into the popular Makers Movement, Makers Make it Work is a series of fun easy-to-read stories that focus on problem-solving and hands-on action. With bright, eye-catching art and explanatory sidebars with additional information on the topic, these books show kids how to use their hands, their heads, their creativity, and their problem-solving skills to overcome every challenge facing them. There’s a chicken on the loose! Maddy takes it home, but chickens are not good house pets. Can Maddy find–or make!–a better place to keep it? With the Makers Make It Work series, any kid can be a Maker! Each book also includes an activity for young makers to try themselves. (Topic: Woodworking)

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Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
520L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.4
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
January 1, 2018
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781575659916

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