When Harriet leaves her friend Minnie for a moment, Minnie seizes the chance at some fun and takes a ride with a fox in his hot air balloon. It is up to Harriet to save her friend from the fricassee pot. Full-color illustrations.
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A slick fox almost makes a fricassee out of a chicken named Harriet, in this hilarious tale of adventure and rescue. Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Kindergarten-Grade 2 This is typical Marshall: a series of minor crises resolved in outlandishly humorous ways, ways that savvy young children can anticipate and revel in the happy second-guessing. Here a gluttonous dumb cluck is led astray by the wily fox, only to be rescued by her intelligent friend. Marshall's boldly simple watercolors are used to expressive advantage in depicting chickens as bulky tea-cosies and a hot-air balloon (a key apparatus in this farcical melodrama) of similar shape. The bit of subtlety in the story comes by way of a chicken crossing road-marker, a bear preacher who is aggressive in showing his parishioners how to "help the needy" and a chicken costume only a vacuous hen would fall for. The text is just enough to add texture to this smoothie of visual slapstick. Kenneth Marantz, Art Education Department, Ohio State University, Columbus
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
What a great push for reading!,
By Jennifer Macker (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens (Hardcover)
An excellent book for teaching the importance of reading and gaining an awareness of simlarities in plot. Poor Winnie learns that she may the next 'stuffed chicken for dinner' as a result of not wanting to read a famous tale. The story takes the reader on a rollercoaster of 'what-ifs' and creates wonderful moments for predicting text. I will be using this story for numerous lessons in my classroom, from developing a sense of story to partner predictions. Excellent illustrations, too!
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Funny, Charming,
By Bea Shalla "Abenteurerin" (Bamberg, Germany) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wings (Paperback)
This is a funny story yet it's smart. You learn the importance of reading with this book--read or else you'll make mistakes like falling for a fox's con.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good for a giggle.,
By A Charles (Utah) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens (Hardcover)
This book entertains, points out the importance of reading, and makes you laugh out loud.
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Harriet and Winnie were as different as two chickens could possibly be. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gray Fox New!
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Harriet and Winnie were as different as two chickens could possibly be. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gray Fox New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Jumbo Fun with the Alphabet by Evan Moor on page 238
- Books Kids Will Sit Still For: A Read-Aloud Guide Second Edition by Judy Freeman on page 169
- Christmas in Noisy Village (Picture Puffin) by Astrid Lindgren in Back Matter
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