This engaging nonfiction chapter book, narrated by Henrietta the Chicken, offers a comprehensive yet accessible guide for children aged 4-11 on chicken care. It covers essential topics such as selecting chickens, necessary supplies, creating a welcoming home, and daily routines like feeding, exercise, and coop maintenance. The clear, labeled photographs reinforce key concepts, making it an excellent resource for aspiring chicken keepers and a gentle introduction to animal husbandry.
In this book, Henrietta the Chicken reveals how readers should go about choosing chickens, what supplies they will need, how to make a new chicken feel at home, and how to properly care for chickens, including feeding, exercising, and keeping a chicken coop clean. Text is accompanied by clear, labeled photographs to further reinforce key concepts, and the use of an animal narrator also allows the book to be used to teach perspective.