Chicken Said, "Cluck!" (I Can Read! My First: Shared Reading)

by Judyann Ackerman Grant (Author) Sue Truesdell (Illustrator)

Grant's simple text and Truesdell's appealing and vibrant art come together to tell a tale of Chicken's determination and triumph over grasshoppers that invade the pumpkin patch. Full color.
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K-Gr 2When Earl and Pearl start a pumpkin patch, they often need to shoo Chicken out of the way, but she is determined to help. In the end, when grasshoppers begin to "nibble, nibble" on the growing pumpkins, Chicken's refrain of "Cluck! Cluck! Cluck" saves the day. This easy reader has short sentences, a variety of verb tenses, and vowel and consonant blends and digraphs. Difficult words such as "garden," "chicken," and "pumpkin" are repeated several times. Emergent readers may chime in with their own "Shoo, Shoos" and "Cluck, Cluck." The funny, expressive pen-and-ink drawings support the reading with simple clarity, e.g., "Earl watered the seeds" is the caption for an illustration of the boy with a huge watering can, Chicken hovering nearby. This could be an opportune time to introduce a September lesson on grasshoppers while they're easily found or wait for October's pumpkins."Teresa Pfeifer, Alfred Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, Springfield, MA" Copyright 2008 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Review quotes

"A satisfying story with conflict and resolution, action and emotion . . . A gift for emerging readers—and not just during pumpkin season."—The Horn Book
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060287238
Lexile Measure
280
Guided Reading Level
G
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
October 20, 2008
Series
I Can Read! My First: Shared Reading
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002090 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
Chickens
Gardening
Grasshoppers
Texas 2x2 Reading List
Recommended 2009 - 2009
Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss)
Honor Book 2009 - 2009
Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award
Honor Book 2009 - 2009

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