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Hönorna Klara och Flora bor i en liten bur i ett hönshus. Där har de bott i hela sitt liv och känner inte till något annat. När en nyfiken kaja råkar släppa ut dem vet de inte riktigt vad de ska tro och de vet inte heller om de gillar livet utanför burarna.
Det blir ett riktigt äventyr för dem. En underfundig berättelse om hur trevligt det kan vara för höns att få sprätta i det fria.
Det blir ett riktigt äventyr för dem. En underfundig berättelse om hur trevligt det kan vara för höns att få sprätta i det fria.
52 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1993
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John Yeoman
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John Yeoman was for many years Head of English at the French Lycée in London. His collaboration with Quentin Blake began in 1960, and has resulted in a long list of successful children’s books of which a number of earlier well-loved titles are now being republished by Andersen Press for new generations of readers.
John Yeoman was for many years Head of English at the French Lycée in London. His collaboration with Quentin Blake began in 1960, and has resulted in a long list of successful children’s books of which a number of earlier well-loved titles are now being republished by Andersen Press for new generations of readers.
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June 9, 2021
Nosiness is the jackdaw's next-to-worst fault. His worst fault is that he tends to steal things. When people take things which don't belong to them we call them light-fingered. Well, jackdaws are light-beaked. Very friendly, but very light-beaked.
I picked this up from the Oxfam Online Second-hand Bookshop when I was looking for some folios to add to our collection. Having found Edward Lear's Complete Nonsense, I noticed it had a Quentin Blake introduction. This inspired me to see what Blake books they had. This popped up for only a few pounds and I couldn't resist!
Compared to Mouse Trouble, which I also found, it is aimed at a slightly older audience and tackles the horrors of battery egg farming by telling of Flossie and Bessie's escape from their cage and explorations in the outside world. Guided by their rescuer, a friendly jackdaw, they must come to terms to having space, not having food arrive on a conveyor belt, and learning to fly. It is funny in places but there is a background of sadness as you can't help but think about the hundreds of chickens that they have left behind.
However, I could look at Quentin Blake illustrations all day and they always take me back to my childhood and his now famous illustrations of Roald Dahl's stories. Another solid 3.5 stars.
I picked this up from the Oxfam Online Second-hand Bookshop when I was looking for some folios to add to our collection. Having found Edward Lear's Complete Nonsense, I noticed it had a Quentin Blake introduction. This inspired me to see what Blake books they had. This popped up for only a few pounds and I couldn't resist!
Compared to Mouse Trouble, which I also found, it is aimed at a slightly older audience and tackles the horrors of battery egg farming by telling of Flossie and Bessie's escape from their cage and explorations in the outside world. Guided by their rescuer, a friendly jackdaw, they must come to terms to having space, not having food arrive on a conveyor belt, and learning to fly. It is funny in places but there is a background of sadness as you can't help but think about the hundreds of chickens that they have left behind.
However, I could look at Quentin Blake illustrations all day and they always take me back to my childhood and his now famous illustrations of Roald Dahl's stories. Another solid 3.5 stars.
May 30, 2020
Finns även på svenska som "Hönshjärnor"
December 9, 2019
Des poules auxquelles on offre une liberté inattendu et qui ont bien du mal à se défaire de leurs chaines.
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