Helakoski, Leslie. Big Chickens Fly the Coop. Dutton Children's Books: 2008. ISBN: 9780525479154.
Big Chickens Fly the Coop is a witty tale that takes one through the life of four chickens living on a farm in a Chicken Coop. The chickens believe that they should always stay home in order to be safe, but encounter many unfortunate mishaps when they decide to venture outside of their coop. Those mishaps include a tractor chase and a stampede of other farm animals causing the chickens to run in fright. Helakoski uses descriptive language that is repetitive which can allow students to predict what the chickens will say from one mishap to the next. Children will appreciate the entertaining plot, and want to know the outcome of the chickens’ debacle! The pictures are creatively constructed using watercolors, and truly catch the eye. The bright illustrations really make the chickens pop out of the page, and their facial expressions are priceless. The side-splitting humor used in the story will surely engage young readers, and have them begging for more!
Michelle Oberdick, Bowling Green State University, EDTL 6950
Big Chickens Fly the Coop is a witty tale that takes one through the life of four chickens living on a farm in a Chicken Coop. The chickens believe that they should always stay home in order to be safe, but encounter many unfortunate mishaps when they decide to venture outside of their coop. Those mishaps include a tractor chase and a stampede of other farm animals causing the chickens to run in fright. Helakoski uses descriptive language that is repetitive which can allow students to predict what the chickens will say from one mishap to the next. Children will appreciate the entertaining plot, and want to know the outcome of the chickens’ debacle! The pictures are creatively constructed using watercolors, and truly catch the eye. The bright illustrations really make the chickens pop out of the page, and their facial expressions are priceless. The side-splitting humor used in the story will surely engage young readers, and have them begging for more!
Michelle Oberdick, Bowling Green State University, EDTL 6950
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