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Let's Hatch Chicks!: Explore the Wonderful World of Chickens and Eggs
Introduce children to the life cycle of chickens from egg, to hatching, and beyond with Let’s Hatch Chicks! . Author Lisa Steele, of Fresh Eggs Daily, shows the entire process in kid-friendly terms. In this book you’ll meet Violet, a plucky and fun-loving chicken . Violet has an exciting secret to share with she’s ready to be a mom! Join Violet as she keeps her eggs warm and protects them from danger. See what happens each week as the chick grows inside the egg. And when the new chicks arrive , that’s when the fun begins again! These baby chickens need a lot of help to get along in the big world. They will need food, a new home, and sometimes a little help from mama hen. The book also
As you read, you’ll be able to tell both the author and illustrator are lifelong chicken keepers who love to share their enthusiasm for chickens, chicks, eggs, and the magic of hatching at home .
As you read, you’ll be able to tell both the author and illustrator are lifelong chicken keepers who love to share their enthusiasm for chickens, chicks, eggs, and the magic of hatching at home .
- GenresNonfictionPicture Books
48 pages, Hardcover
Published January 9, 2018
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About the author
Lisa Steele
12 books54 followersLISA STEELE | Fresh Eggs Daily
Dubbed “Queen of the Coop” by the media, Lisa Steele is a 5th generation chicken keeper, author of several top-selling books on raising poultry as well as two cookbooks. She is founder of the popular backyard chicken keeping brand Fresh Eggs Daily with nearly 1 million followers worldwide. In her free time, Lisa can usually be found cooking and baking using fresh produce from the garden and fresh eggs from her coop or curled up in a corner reading. She lives on a small farm in Maine with her husband, their corgi, and mixed flock of nearly three dozen chickens, ducks and geese. She loves pretty things, good coffee, classical music and snow - especially at Christmas time.
Learn more at: www.fresheggsdaily.com
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Email to: Lisa@fresheggsdaily.com
Dubbed “Queen of the Coop” by the media, Lisa Steele is a 5th generation chicken keeper, author of several top-selling books on raising poultry as well as two cookbooks. She is founder of the popular backyard chicken keeping brand Fresh Eggs Daily with nearly 1 million followers worldwide. In her free time, Lisa can usually be found cooking and baking using fresh produce from the garden and fresh eggs from her coop or curled up in a corner reading. She lives on a small farm in Maine with her husband, their corgi, and mixed flock of nearly three dozen chickens, ducks and geese. She loves pretty things, good coffee, classical music and snow - especially at Christmas time.
Learn more at: www.fresheggsdaily.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/FreshEggsDaily
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FreshEggsDaily
Email to: Lisa@fresheggsdaily.com
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January 4, 2018
Let’s Hatch Chicks is an adorably informative nonfiction book for kids on everything chicken from mama hen to baby chick! I learned much about chickens that I didn’t know, and it was all presented in kid-friendly and knowledgeable way. The colorful illustrations really add to the experience, too. The timing of this book is great because I know of a few friends who are raising chickens for eggs, and how wonderful to be able to read a book like this with your children to teach them more about their chickens. Well-done, impressive book!
Thank you to Lisa Steeler, Quarto Group, and Netgalley, for the book to read and review.
Thank you to Lisa Steeler, Quarto Group, and Netgalley, for the book to read and review.
January 6, 2018
When one of my first hens disappeared, I though she had been eaten by a hawk. So much for having free-range chickens.
Imagine how surprised I was to not only discover her, about three weeks later, but also her eight little chicks. And although she had sat on them all, in the middle of winter, where the temperatures at night had gotten to freezing, they were all fine, and each one different from their mother.
What I didn’t know back then, could have been answered by this book, which is unique in the way it looks at the life cycle of a hen, by focusing on both incubator chickens, as well as ones raised by hens themselves.
And one of the facts that they pointed out, was, that although chickens will sit on their eggs for the whole three week to hatch them, they couldn’t possibly have laid all the eggs themselves, since they can only put out about one a day at most. What they do is let other hens lay their eggs, and then sit on all of them.
So, I like how this shows kids how baby chicks grow, both if they are with their mother hens, and in an incubator.
Well written, and follows one mother hen around, through the whole process. Good introduction to kids on life cycle.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
Imagine how surprised I was to not only discover her, about three weeks later, but also her eight little chicks. And although she had sat on them all, in the middle of winter, where the temperatures at night had gotten to freezing, they were all fine, and each one different from their mother.
What I didn’t know back then, could have been answered by this book, which is unique in the way it looks at the life cycle of a hen, by focusing on both incubator chickens, as well as ones raised by hens themselves.
And one of the facts that they pointed out, was, that although chickens will sit on their eggs for the whole three week to hatch them, they couldn’t possibly have laid all the eggs themselves, since they can only put out about one a day at most. What they do is let other hens lay their eggs, and then sit on all of them.
So, I like how this shows kids how baby chicks grow, both if they are with their mother hens, and in an incubator.
Well written, and follows one mother hen around, through the whole process. Good introduction to kids on life cycle.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
January 4, 2018
This is a beautifully written, with absolutely darling illustrations.
Any youngster with an interest in chickens, or any animals, for that matter, will be intrigued!
I love how it is told in story form, and then goes on to explain, in easy to understand details, the life of a chicken, from how they are incubated and hatched, to how and where they need to live as they are grown.
The layout of the book is attention grabbing! I showed this book to my 9 year old daughter, and even though she considers herself 'too old for picture books', she still wanted to read it, and loved it!
Any youngster with an interest in chickens, or any animals, for that matter, will be intrigued!
I love how it is told in story form, and then goes on to explain, in easy to understand details, the life of a chicken, from how they are incubated and hatched, to how and where they need to live as they are grown.
The layout of the book is attention grabbing! I showed this book to my 9 year old daughter, and even though she considers herself 'too old for picture books', she still wanted to read it, and loved it!
April 9, 2018
What happens when chickens lay eggs?
This is the day-to-day story of what happens. The text and illustrations are perfect for children who want to explore how this happens and who have lots of questions.
This could be the definitive book on chicks and eggs for children.
This is the day-to-day story of what happens. The text and illustrations are perfect for children who want to explore how this happens and who have lots of questions.
This could be the definitive book on chicks and eggs for children.
January 22, 2018
Let's Hatch Chicks! by Lisa Steele is a beautifully illustrated nonfiction book for children. I was excited to read this book with my son because he has been studying birds extensively at school this year and was about to study chickens. He was fascinated by the illustrations and content in this book. I love how the book is perfectly aimed at children, but it still has specific content like how long to keep an egg in an incubator and how to see the chick inside. I only wish we could have had a real incubator with us to try out the book's ideas! I loved this book and would recommend it for children. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. All opinions are my own.
January 17, 2018
Liked the illistrations! The content was interesting and fun to read. Liked that important terms were highlighted. Everything was detailed and easy to understand. Great read for kids! Would recommend this book.
April 10, 2018
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Hello, friends! Our book today is Let’s Hatch Chicks!: Explore The Wonderful World Of Chickens And Eggs, written by Lisa Steele and illustrated by Perry Taylor, an adorably informative instruction book for young poultry enthusiasts.
The book begins by introducing Violet, a Lavender Orpington chicken (based on Steele’s real-life hen) who lives on a sunny farm with a happy herd of chickens in a lovely coop. Violet is ready to become a mommy chicken, and there’s lots to do to prepare for little chicks of her own. The reader follows through the process of egg laying, brooding, hatching, and the early and adolescence of young chickens, and soon, they will be more than prepared to help care for chickens and chicks of their own.
Very cool! The many, many elements of breeding and raising chickens are simplified down to a kid-friendly format, then laid out in a pseudo-story, allowing children to learn as they invest in Violet and her chicks. The information is formatted especially well, making each new piece of information it’s own self-contained section, so as to educate without being too overwhelming or dry. The illustrations also do a great service here, visualizing the animals in a darling yet realistic style that provides engaging visual aides. This isn’t a true storybook, and not for reading in one sitting (though JJ still loved the art), but is a perfect book for families introducing their little ones to chicken farming. A wonderful resource for aspiring chicken fanciers and/or farmers, and it’s Baby Bookworm approved!
(Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.)
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February 5, 2018
This educational book will have kids mesmerized by the miracle of the birth of beautiful, fluffy, baby chicks. It explains how a mother hen, Violet, who is a Lavender Orpington, prepares for motherhood. It chronicles the three week incubation period and gives details about what is happening inside the eggs as the baby chicks develop.
Violet is an excellent mother. She chooses her nesting box carefully from the others in the coop and is happy with the clean straw bedding that she discovers that will keep her eggs safe. It even has curtains across the front to give her privacy while she lays her eggs. She is a very faithful and good mother. She keeps her eggs warm and turns them when needed. She fusses and keeps a very close watch over each and every one.
When the babies finally emerge from their shells Violet is right there to protect and teach them all they need to know so they will be ready to join the rest of the flock.
I love the fact that the author includes "fun facts" throughout the book the truly are informative. Here are a few examples:
"Chickens can see more colors than humans can! This helps them find bugs, seeds, and berries in the grass."
"Chickens do more than peep, cluck, and crow. They can make up to thirty different sounds to talk to each other!"
"A chicken's heart beats about three times as fast as yours."
The illustrations really add to the richness of the text and gives a clear visual understanding of a chicken's life cycle. The author has provided a glossary of words at the end of the book that is very useful. She has made the message of the book, practical, very educational and truly exciting. I highly recommend this book. It would be a perfect asset in a classroom and/or a school library.
Violet is an excellent mother. She chooses her nesting box carefully from the others in the coop and is happy with the clean straw bedding that she discovers that will keep her eggs safe. It even has curtains across the front to give her privacy while she lays her eggs. She is a very faithful and good mother. She keeps her eggs warm and turns them when needed. She fusses and keeps a very close watch over each and every one.
When the babies finally emerge from their shells Violet is right there to protect and teach them all they need to know so they will be ready to join the rest of the flock.
I love the fact that the author includes "fun facts" throughout the book the truly are informative. Here are a few examples:
"Chickens can see more colors than humans can! This helps them find bugs, seeds, and berries in the grass."
"Chickens do more than peep, cluck, and crow. They can make up to thirty different sounds to talk to each other!"
"A chicken's heart beats about three times as fast as yours."
The illustrations really add to the richness of the text and gives a clear visual understanding of a chicken's life cycle. The author has provided a glossary of words at the end of the book that is very useful. She has made the message of the book, practical, very educational and truly exciting. I highly recommend this book. It would be a perfect asset in a classroom and/or a school library.
April 23, 2018
Let's Hatch Chicks!: A Day-by-Day Chick Hatching Guide for Kids by Lisa Steele is a children's non fiction book about how a chicken lays, cares for, and hatches an egg.What’s going on inside that egg? At the heart of this book is the answer to that question; it's a guide for the action-packed weeks while a chick grows. However, there’s so much more to learn! Whether you're interested in where eggs come from, what feathers are for, or what chicks eat, this book has the answers. Learn how to hold and feed your new chick as well!
Let's Hatch Chicks!: A Day-by-Day Chick Hatching Guide for Kids is a very informative book about everything chicken and egg related. I like that the book had very cute, but accurate illustrations, and that I learned more than a few things about chickens as I read it. I like that while the book is very kids friendly, it at no point feels like it is talking down to younger readers. It gives the information in a straightforward manner, with no condescending or childish tone in it. I think this would be a great book to share as a family, or in a classroom, for anyone raising chickens or pondering adding them to their lives. I liked the fun facts included on many pages, and the amount of detail that is given to the growth of the chick, before and after it is hatched. I found the information to be well balanced between chicks hatched and raised by its mother, and those hatched and raised by people using incubators and brooders. The glossary and information about the author (and her chickens) at the end of the book was a nice touch as well.
Let's Hatch Chicks!: A Day-by-Day Chick Hatching Guide for Kids is a very informative book about everything chicken and egg related. I like that the book had very cute, but accurate illustrations, and that I learned more than a few things about chickens as I read it. I like that while the book is very kids friendly, it at no point feels like it is talking down to younger readers. It gives the information in a straightforward manner, with no condescending or childish tone in it. I think this would be a great book to share as a family, or in a classroom, for anyone raising chickens or pondering adding them to their lives. I liked the fun facts included on many pages, and the amount of detail that is given to the growth of the chick, before and after it is hatched. I found the information to be well balanced between chicks hatched and raised by its mother, and those hatched and raised by people using incubators and brooders. The glossary and information about the author (and her chickens) at the end of the book was a nice touch as well.
March 8, 2018
This is a lovely little book that tells the story of a chick's life in the egg.
There are also hints and tips for looking after chicks and handling them.
The images are lovely and it is a really nice book to read that teaches as it goes.
There are also hints and tips for looking after chicks and handling them.
The images are lovely and it is a really nice book to read that teaches as it goes.
February 1, 2018
A chicken decides—yes, that’s the word used—she wants to become a momma. With more words than is usual for these kinds of stories, along with the requisite bright artwork, this book tells the story of how that happens.
The explanation of how some eggs become chicks and some don’t wasn’t well done; even I didn’t understand it. Here it’s a long process, with help from humans and other chickens. There’s also fun facts and such throughout, as well as descriptions of what’s going on, told outside the story. There’s even a day-by-day account of what’s happening inside the egg. There’s also a chapter on playing with the chicks, and not just for the kids.
It’s all matter-of-fact and definitely informative, but I don’t know how much fun kids would find this.
The explanation of how some eggs become chicks and some don’t wasn’t well done; even I didn’t understand it. Here it’s a long process, with help from humans and other chickens. There’s also fun facts and such throughout, as well as descriptions of what’s going on, told outside the story. There’s even a day-by-day account of what’s happening inside the egg. There’s also a chapter on playing with the chicks, and not just for the kids.
It’s all matter-of-fact and definitely informative, but I don’t know how much fun kids would find this.
July 16, 2018
Very sweet and very thorough account of the life cycle of a chicken utilising whimsical farmyard narrative to ramp up the cute appeal. A handy classroom nonfiction picture book to whip out when those real life chicks turn up in the classroom as life study projects.
November 4, 2022
A bit long for very young readers, but very informative about what goes on inside the egg.
January 17, 2018
read as a review item for The CP Chick
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