Chicks!

by Sandra Horning, Jon Goodell (Illustrator)

When a family brings home chicks from a local farm, they must do everything they can to make sure their feathered friends thrive in their new environment. With the help of their knowledgeable parents, the children provide the baby chicks with food, water, warmth, and proper shelter. Young readers will chirp along happily page after page, learning to read as they watch the fuzzy little chicks grow into downy adult chickens, who will eventually lay eggs of their own!Step 1 readers have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, and picture clues, for children who know the alphabet and are ready to read.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Eryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating given by my daughter. It was nice she could read a lot of the words.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good early reader book!! Perfect for boys who love animals!

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Children describe the process of raising chicks into hens.

[L. Leah · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter was able to read this book with minimal assistance. She really enjoyed being able to read to me with no frustration. Her rating is five stars!

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The kids loved this early science reader. Informative and fun.

[Jacob Yu · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t like how the illustrator drew the family, but I do like how the chick were drawn only.

[Tima · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brother and sister receive three tiny chicks. They help their parents make a home for them so they will grow. As they grow, they change. And as they change, their home needs to change. Soon their little chicks will be all grown up and new baby chicks will be on the way.

Chicks! is a Step Into Reading Step 1 book that has easy to read words and larger print to make it easy for the beginning reader to enjoy. The basic vocabulary promotes and encourages the young reader. The bright colorful illustrations make the book entertaining and fun. They also provide picture clues to aid the reader in figuring out where the story is going. Children will love the watching the little chicks grow and parents will enjoy the message of pet responsibility that is woven through out the text and pictures. The very last page in the book has a website that allows the parent to download free sample pages from Sylvan.

I received this book free of charge from Children's Lit in exchange for my honest review.

[Kira McGann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Horning’s Chicks! is an ideal tool to show young children not only the basics of raising fuzzy, wee chicks to downy, adult chickens in one’s own backyard, but also how they can work together with their parents in ensuring that their new backyard pets lead a happy, healthy and safe life. The accompanying illustrations by Goodell gave the story warmth and vibrancy.

[Kate McGinty aka Caryn Caldwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A family adopts tiny chicks, then cares for them as they grow into adults and have chicks of their own. The text and illustrations do a very nice job of illustrating basic chicken development, while still being accessible for beginning readers.

[Pam]

We are looking forward to another book by Sandra Horning.l

[Aaliyah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aaliyah and I had fun learning about the life cycle of chickens.

[Heather Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

megan spring reading 2016, children's book, leveled reader, easy reader, level two, chickens, babies, life cycle, first grade

[Annie Payne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really cute book. The illustrations were wonderful, and the vocabulary was fantastic! I love being able to give kids new words with visual aids to help them understand, especially when it's wrapped up in a nice little story book that they just think is fun to read together!