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Text and photos focus on the behavior, pecking order, and egg production of the most numerous species of bird.

By the time a chicken's innocent remark about losing a feather is passed on from one bird to another, it turns into a wild story about the suicidal deaths of five lovesick hens.

During her nighttime journey to the henhouse Hilda Hen finds unexpected courage within herself as she tiptoes past a snake, runs from a fox, and swims a lake.

Introduces children to the life cycle of a chicken, describing the changes the birds go through during each developmental stage.

Determined to win tickets to an Elvis Poultry concert, hens Marge and Lola enter the Barnyard Talent Show, then, while the ducks who usually win the contest jeer, they test out their abilities.

Recreates a hen's day in the farmyard as she eats, keeps her feathers clean, and cares for her chicks.

When a tired, lonely owl finds shelter in a hen house during a storm, he is awakened by a flock of bossy hens who try to force him to be a cockerel, until he demonstrates what he can do for them.

Chicken Little does not have it easy being so small, but he is brave and he stands up for himself.

Hilda is worried when her beautiful egg does not hatch, until she hears a voice from inside asking when Easter will arrive and sets out to find the answer.

Leon the pig follows the advice of the other barnyard animals in trying to get the attention of Albertine the chicken, with whom he has fallen in love.

Tom, Anne, and Gordon learn about shape and measurement when they try to find the right spot for their chicken pen.

Describes the physical traits, lifestyle, and behavior of chickens and their role in providing humans with meat.

A lift-the-flap book for children about a little chick who enjoys hiding in different places.

Nadine, a contented cow who collects stones, becomes distraught when the entire herd is sold, but when her farmer Pete hears of Nadine's troubles he comes to retrieve her and brings her home to a very nice surprise.

Follows the development of a chicken from the egg its mother lays to the fully developed chicken.