Chicken in the Kitchen Contributor(s): Okorafor, Nnedi (Author), Amini, Mehrdokht (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1911373153 ISBN-13: 9781911373155 Publisher: Lantana Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Non-religious - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Farm Animals |
Dewey: E |
Lexile Measure: 560 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 9.6" W x 9.5" (1.00 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - West Africa - Ethnic Orientation - African - Cultural Region - African |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 192421 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What would you do if you woke up one night to find the shadow of a giant chicken passing your bedroom door? Go and investigate, of course When Anyaugo follows a giant chicken into her kitchen one warm night in Nigeria, she embarks on a fun-filled adventure where nothing is quite as it seems. Is the mischievous giant chicken a friend or a foe? More importantly, will Anyaugo be able to save the food for the New Yam Festival the next day? |
Contributor Bio(s): Okorafor, Nnedi: - Nnedi Okorafor is a multi-award winning author born in the United States to Nigerian parents. Her children's books have won the Macmillan Writers' Prize for Africa and the Wole Soyinka Prize for African Literature. Amini, Mehrdokht: -Mehrdokht Amini is an Iranian-born children's book illustrator. She has been nominated for a Kate Greenaway Medal and been invited to participate in the prestigious Bratislava Biennial of Illustrations. She lives in the UK. |