Chicken follows the life cycle of a chicken, from laying eggs to hatching, nurturing them and teaching them how to find food and shelter. The book shows the chick at each stage of its life. Questions and facts encourage the reader to look more closely at the detailed photographs.
Cockerel and hens
A nest for eggs
Inside an egg
Time to hatch
Fluffy chicks
Mother hen
Growing feathers
Chickens
Laying eggs
Chicken life cycle
Make a pop-up egg
Glossary
Index
Ruth Thomson is a highly experienced author and editor of children's books. She has an MA in Museum and Gallery Education. Her art books include Grisly & Gruesome, Saints and Looking at Paintings for the National Gallery, London, a short biography of Georgia O'Keeffe and several hands-on art packs for Tate galleries. She has also co-written Posters and Propaganda in Wartime, published in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum.