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Chickenology: The Ultimate Encyclopedia

Chickenology: The Ultimate Encyclopedia

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  • Create Date：2021-04-18 11:52:31
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  • Author：Barbara Sandri
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Summary

"[Chickenology] has found a prominent place at my farm in the book shelf where we keep our favorites books"— Isabella Rossellini

Chickenology takes young readers on a fascinating and informative tour of chickens。 With a playful tone and irresistibly charming illustrations by rising star Camilla Pintonato， this lively visual encyclopedia presents chickens in all of their feathered glory。 Discover the incredible variety of chickens with different origins， breeds， and feather patterns。 Learn incredible facts: did you know that chickens can learn to count up to four and have excellent hearing？ Many even like to listen to music！

A great educational book， covering:
• Different breeds of chickens， like Padovana and Silkie
• The difference between roosters and hens
• How chicks are formed in the egg
• Chickens sounds and noises
• Chicken anatomy and feather anatomy and colors
• Chickens and eggs around the world
• Chicken history and folklore
• Raising chickens at home
• Chickens as pets

Chickenology is the perfect animal book for nature and animal loving young readers， chicken enthusiasts， chicken farmers， and pet chicken owners alike！

"Prepare to be fascinated by the varied world of chickens， presented here in charming detail。。。。Endearingly dubbing chickens 'irresistible companions，' this educational overview of all things chicken is bound to hatch some new enthusiasts。"—ALA/Booklist， STARRED REVIEW

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Reviews

Kaylen Brown ，

Perfect！

Arianna Menconi ，

I love chickens and I cannot lie。 Libro perfetto per amanti dell’illustrazione e di questi fantastici animali。

Natalie ，

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。Chickenology is a beautiful illustrated book all about chickens。 This book is great not just for children but for adults too and has a wealth of information。 I never realised how many different breeds of chickens there are or different feathers。 I'd love to collect the different feather types in a scrapbook！ They looks so beautiful and so very different from each other。The boo I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。Chickenology is a beautiful illustrated book all about chickens。 This book is great not just for children but for adults too and has a wealth of information。 I never realised how many different breeds of chickens there are or different feathers。 I'd love to collect the different feather types in a scrapbook！ They looks so beautiful and so very different from each other。The book has so much information from breeds， sizes， illnesses and history to stories， anatomy and homes for them。 I couldn't put this book down- it was so interesting and unique。 。。。more

Mortisha Cassavetes ，

I have always been fascinated with chickens ever since one pecked me when I was a child。 My Mom warned me not to stick my fingers through the fence。 As an adult， I would love to own chickens someday。 This book talks about everything chicken。 From eggs to feathers and so much more。 The book even goes into their history and how to take care of them。 Beautifully colored illustrations that I really loved。 I highly recommend this book for chicken lovers of all ages。 Thanks so much #netgalley for an e I have always been fascinated with chickens ever since one pecked me when I was a child。 My Mom warned me not to stick my fingers through the fence。 As an adult， I would love to own chickens someday。 This book talks about everything chicken。 From eggs to feathers and so much more。 The book even goes into their history and how to take care of them。 Beautifully colored illustrations that I really loved。 I highly recommend this book for chicken lovers of all ages。 Thanks so much #netgalley for an early review copy。 I just loved it。 。。。more

Barbara ，

This delightful book is a 3。5 for me and a wonderfully fun tribute to chickens。 There is text that provides an introduction to these clever birds and the wide variety of chickens， and there are also colorful illustrations and minimal text concerning their eggs and all the parts of chickens。 Readers may be especially interested in learning about how humans and chickens coexist and how more and more frequently， chickens are used as emotional support animals。 Chickens are a lot smarter than many hu This delightful book is a 3。5 for me and a wonderfully fun tribute to chickens。 There is text that provides an introduction to these clever birds and the wide variety of chickens， and there are also colorful illustrations and minimal text concerning their eggs and all the parts of chickens。 Readers may be especially interested in learning about how humans and chickens coexist and how more and more frequently， chickens are used as emotional support animals。 Chickens are a lot smarter than many humans give them credit for， even being able to count。 The book features various chicken eggs on the endpapers and a heartfelt celebration of these creatures with a page highlighting various egg dishes。 I was intrigued by the soft beauty of the Silkies， the patterns featured on the Wyandottes and on the Exchequer and Barred Leghorns， both from the same breed but with a very different look。 The book also describes the particular needs chickens have for food and shelter and health concerns。 As the back of the book states， this enthusiastic examination of these nifty birds may prompt many readers to want to raise a few chickens of their own。 If nothing else， it will challenge many assumptions about chickens and leave readers with a new appreciation for them as so much more than a potential food source。 I remember being mesmerized as a youngster by the color plates in the dictionary that showed the variety of eggs， and this book reminds me of those features， definitely child-friendly but interesting to adults as well。 。。。more

Gaili Schoen ，

Enjoyed this book which offers a great deal of information about Chicken breeds， habits， attributes and lore。 I must admit it made me want to keep chickens for pets and eggs， especially the Silkie whose feathers look and feel like cat fur！ The text style is informational with clear， cogent descriptions， along with fun facts。 The illustrations are delightfully colorful and fun， giving the chickens lots of personality。 I think most children would love learning about chickens in this book as it is Enjoyed this book which offers a great deal of information about Chicken breeds， habits， attributes and lore。 I must admit it made me want to keep chickens for pets and eggs， especially the Silkie whose feathers look and feel like cat fur！ The text style is informational with clear， cogent descriptions， along with fun facts。 The illustrations are delightfully colorful and fun， giving the chickens lots of personality。 I think most children would love learning about chickens in this book as it is both scientific and fanciful。 A great follow up to the book Chickens Aren't the Only Ones， which my children enjoyed 20 years ago。 。。。more

Richie Partington ，

Richie’s Picks: CHICKENOLOGY: THE ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA by Barbara Sandri， Francesco Giubbilini， and Camilla Pintonato， ill。， Princeton Architectural Press， February 2021， 80p。， ISBN: 978-1-61689-908-0“Give that chicken fatBack to the chicken，And don’t be chicken again。No， don’t be chicken again”--Meredith Wilson （1962） Did you know that:“There are chickens。。。that are taller than a three-year-old child。”“When the chicken goes ‘buk buk buk BAKAW it means it has just laid an egg and is inviting th Richie’s Picks: CHICKENOLOGY: THE ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA by Barbara Sandri， Francesco Giubbilini， and Camilla Pintonato， ill。， Princeton Architectural Press， February 2021， 80p。， ISBN: 978-1-61689-908-0“Give that chicken fatBack to the chicken，And don’t be chicken again。No， don’t be chicken again”--Meredith Wilson （1962） Did you know that:“There are chickens。。。that are taller than a three-year-old child。”“When the chicken goes ‘buk buk buk BAKAW it means it has just laid an egg and is inviting the other chickens to do the same。 This is because if a predator were to find more than one egg in the nest， this chicken’s egg would have a greater chance of survival”“If you counted every single one of a chicken’s feathers， you’d probably get to five thousand！”“The longest flight ever recorded for a chicken lasted about fifteen seconds for a distance of around three hundred feet。”“Although a chicken’s brain is small， it contains more neurons than that of most mammals， and even some primates。”In fifth grade， we set up a fish tank and a lightbulb as an incubator and hatched eggs in class。 My parents agreed to adopt the chicks that hatched， and so we converted a backyard shed into a henhouse and attached a fenced run。 Unfortunately， one Sunday my parents received a 4:30 AM call from Barry and Roberta， our backyard neighbors， who complained that the flock was outside and the rooster was crowing up a storm。 This made my parents rethink their decision and， sadly， by the next day， the chickens had been exiled to a nearby poultry farm。Having raised chickens， I thought I knew something about them， but any kid paying half-attention to the fascinating and voluminous information contained in CHICKENOLOGY will be a hundred times the expert that I ever was。CHICKENOLOGY contains five chapters: Discovering the World of Chickens; What’s a Chicken Made Of？; The Egg Up Close; Chickens and Humans; and A World of Chicken Breeds。 Within each chapter are dozens of individual， illustrated concepts。 The co-authors keep backyard chickens themselves， and maintain a website dedicated to chickens and eggs。 （Or eggs and chickens， if you think the egg came first。） Speaking of which， there is information here about a dinosaur ancestor， the early chickens who evolved from it， and the 5，000 year history of humankind’s domestication and selective breeding of gallus gallus domesticus。The artwork is gorgeous！ The book begins with endpapers featuring illustrations of dozens of chicken eggs of different sizes， shapes， and colors。 The entire book is filled with images， diagrams， and charts that are beautifully hand-drawn and clearly-captioned。 The information is presented in bite size pieces， reminding me of the 1970s Provensens’ Maple Hill Farm books。 There are even beautiful tapeworms， poultry lice， and Salmonella bacteria！The interesting facts， rich technical vocabulary， and eye-catching artwork make this a wonderful piece of illustrated nonfiction for six- to ten-year-olds。Richie Partington， MLISRichie's Picks http://richiespicks。pbworks。comhttps://www。facebook。com/richiespicks/https://twitter。com/richiespicks richiepartington@gmail。com 。。。more

Jessica Hawkins ，

I'm so happy about this book！ For the past few years my family and I have been thinking about getting chickens and this was a great crash course on chickens。 I was really happy about everything this book had to offer。 It included anatomy， the many different breeds， the history of chickens in the world， how to take care of chickens， even information on chickens in stories。 My kids loved the illustrations and they enjoyed everything about this book as well。 A treasure trove of information on chick I'm so happy about this book！ For the past few years my family and I have been thinking about getting chickens and this was a great crash course on chickens。 I was really happy about everything this book had to offer。 It included anatomy， the many different breeds， the history of chickens in the world， how to take care of chickens， even information on chickens in stories。 My kids loved the illustrations and they enjoyed everything about this book as well。 A treasure trove of information on chickens and I am all here for it！ This book would be a great addition to anyone interested in learning more about chickens， especially if it is a family with children。 I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy。 。。。more

The Silvan Reverie | Sarah Street ，

Everything you would want to know or didn't even know you wanted to know about chickens！ I love this book -- it's in-depth but readable and all the information is presented in well-formatted pages。 This book will appeal to children and adults。 This would work well for a nature/science lesson or as a fun companion book for a family that raises chickens。 The book is divided into five sections， each well organized。 The accompanying illustrations are playful and appropriate:-Discovering the World of Everything you would want to know or didn't even know you wanted to know about chickens！ I love this book -- it's in-depth but readable and all the information is presented in well-formatted pages。 This book will appeal to children and adults。 This would work well for a nature/science lesson or as a fun companion book for a family that raises chickens。 The book is divided into five sections， each well organized。 The accompanying illustrations are playful and appropriate:-Discovering the World of Chickens-What's a Chicken Made of？-The Egg Up Close-Chickens and Humans-A World of Chicken BreedsDynamic， fascinating， and well-detailed。 Highly recommend！**Note: I was given a review copy of this book from Princeton Architectural Press。 Opinions are my own。 。。。more

Becky McGregor ，

The perfect book about chickens。 I am always looking for chicken books for my library as they are very popular and this one is going to hit the spot。 It is at a nice reading level， the illustrations are gorgeous， there is anything you would ever want to know about chickens in this book。 It covers EVERYTHING from flying， laying eggs， to breeds and housing。 You name it this book covers it。 I can not wait to get this book in the library i know it is going to be a huge hit。 I personally was in love The perfect book about chickens。 I am always looking for chicken books for my library as they are very popular and this one is going to hit the spot。 It is at a nice reading level， the illustrations are gorgeous， there is anything you would ever want to know about chickens in this book。 It covers EVERYTHING from flying， laying eggs， to breeds and housing。 You name it this book covers it。 I can not wait to get this book in the library i know it is going to be a huge hit。 I personally was in love with the book myself as an adult。。 Hats off to a great book。 。。。more

Ashley ，

I didn't realize there was even this much to know about chickens - I mean， I grew up out in the country， and I know that chickens come in different colors and such but， honestly， that's the extent of my chicken knowledge。 This book， while aimed for a younger crowd， is extremely detailed and informative - it's a great introduction to chickens if you， like me， lack any real knowledge of chickens， besides knowing that they're delicious and they make eggs （also delicious）。 I didn't realize there was even this much to know about chickens - I mean， I grew up out in the country， and I know that chickens come in different colors and such but， honestly， that's the extent of my chicken knowledge。 This book， while aimed for a younger crowd， is extremely detailed and informative - it's a great introduction to chickens if you， like me， lack any real knowledge of chickens， besides knowing that they're delicious and they make eggs （also delicious）。 。。。more

Donna Maguire ，

Review to be added to Amazon UK and US on publication day – 2nd February 2021！I really enjoyed this book！！It was well written， I loved the lay out， it had facts and fun details that made it a fun read too。This is a book that will appeal to younger children and even adults that love chickens would love to get this added to their shelves for the illustrations。It is 5 stars from me for this one - highly recommended！

Hunter Pardue ，

I got this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 A super fun read for any children interested in chickens， farms， or gardens。 This would also be a great book to read with your kids if thinking about adding chickens to your farm。 CHICKENOLOGY is a book I would add to my informative texts selection in my classroom library。

Annie ，

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Chickenology is a fun and information rich homage to the humble chicken。 Due out 2nd Feb 2021 from Princeton Architectural Press， it's 80 pages and will be available in hardcover format。 This is a whimsically illustrated and well presented fact based book with an impressive amount of information。 Aimed at young readers， the text is easy to understand。 The short informational subchapters are arranged thematically: general information， anatomy an Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Chickenology is a fun and information rich homage to the humble chicken。 Due out 2nd Feb 2021 from Princeton Architectural Press， it's 80 pages and will be available in hardcover format。 This is a whimsically illustrated and well presented fact based book with an impressive amount of information。 Aimed at young readers， the text is easy to understand。 The short informational subchapters are arranged thematically: general information， anatomy and physiology， eggs， human/chicken interaction， and some breed info （with illustrations）。 For a very short book， there's a lot of info packed into the pages。 The illustrations are colorful and appealing。 Most of the pages contain small snippets of info in easily digestible capsule illustrations。 Though the text is simple and easy to read， the authors have managed to provide correct anatomic descriptions and terms as well as proper nomenclature for the species。 The book doesn't include an index， but it's a short book and the table of contents is complete and with chapter descriptions。 There are no photographs included， but the illustrations are well done and clear。This would be a superlative selection for school/classroom use， home and remote schooling situations， scouting or activities groups， as well as animal keen youngsters。 Nine year old me would've absolutely loved this book。Five stars。 Simple and fun。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more

Kelsey ，

Chickenology is such a fun， informing， and visually pleasing read for any young reader！ My three your old loved the bright and bold illustrations while my six year old and myself both loved learning everything this book has to offer about chickens。 From eggs and feathers to anatomy and how their brains have more neurons than most mammals， there are so many very interesting facts in this child’s encyclopedia。 This book is a must-have for any homeschooling or homesteading parent， and I can easily Chickenology is such a fun， informing， and visually pleasing read for any young reader！ My three your old loved the bright and bold illustrations while my six year old and myself both loved learning everything this book has to offer about chickens。 From eggs and feathers to anatomy and how their brains have more neurons than most mammals， there are so many very interesting facts in this child’s encyclopedia。 This book is a must-have for any homeschooling or homesteading parent， and I can easily see this book put to use in a classroom during a farm or bird learning activity。 I definitely recommend this book for any parent of an elementary aged child， or a child who just loves chickens！ 。。。more

Barbara Powell ，

Super cute and easy read。 Very informative for the new chicken owner and even for kids doing a project。 Colorful pictures and great descriptions。

Clare O'Beara ，

This is an excellent， lively and colourful guide to chickens of the world。 We learn what their different feathers and bone and body parts are called; where they originated and how they grow。 We see many breeds and colours， a suitable henhouse and outdoor run。 No photos as this book is entirely composed of artwork with accompanying or in-graphic text。 I suggest the book is good for anyone from ten or twelve upwards， also for adults thinking of embarking on backyard chicken keeping。 I downloaded a This is an excellent， lively and colourful guide to chickens of the world。 We learn what their different feathers and bone and body parts are called; where they originated and how they grow。 We see many breeds and colours， a suitable henhouse and outdoor run。 No photos as this book is entirely composed of artwork with accompanying or in-graphic text。 I suggest the book is good for anyone from ten or twelve upwards， also for adults thinking of embarking on backyard chicken keeping。 I downloaded an e-ARC from Net Galley。 This is an unbiased review。 。。。more

Robin ，

I have been longing for backyard chickens for quite a while， but my city won't permit them。 This book may just be the next best thing。 I learned so much about chickens！ This book covers everything from breeds of chickens， the structure and function of various types of feathers （including close-up illustrations）， how chickens evolved and became domesticated， the types of illnesses that plague them， and even the role that chickens have played in stories throughout history。 The book also includes f I have been longing for backyard chickens for quite a while， but my city won't permit them。 This book may just be the next best thing。 I learned so much about chickens！ This book covers everything from breeds of chickens， the structure and function of various types of feathers （including close-up illustrations）， how chickens evolved and became domesticated， the types of illnesses that plague them， and even the role that chickens have played in stories throughout history。 The book also includes facts about eggs。 I finally learned which came first - the chicken or the egg！ This book was a major hit with me！ 。。。more

Jo ，

Chicken。 Who doesn't know it？ But who knows that chicken got so much varieties？ From feather， beak， size， there are so many of them。 This book contains so many interesting facts about chicken without being a chicken professor。 Can be enjoyed by all ages （well， I do， eventhough this is a book for children，） this is a must have book， mostly during confinement time like this， so the kids can observe chicken more。 Chicken。 Who doesn't know it？ But who knows that chicken got so much varieties？ From feather， beak， size， there are so many of them。 This book contains so many interesting facts about chicken without being a chicken professor。 Can be enjoyed by all ages （well， I do， eventhough this is a book for children，） this is a must have book， mostly during confinement time like this， so the kids can observe chicken more。 。。。more

Denice Langley ，

My grandparents had chickens when I was young。 I have a small backyard flock。 It is very discouraging to have children ask questions that I can't readily answer to their level of understanding。 Chickenology has changed that。 The "flock" of children in and around my household have all declared this book a winner full of more information than they could have ever asked。。。。。that's 4 yr old logic。 Full of facts but also presented in a fun， entertaining manner that kept the children amused and READIN My grandparents had chickens when I was young。 I have a small backyard flock。 It is very discouraging to have children ask questions that I can't readily answer to their level of understanding。 Chickenology has changed that。 The "flock" of children in and around my household have all declared this book a winner full of more information than they could have ever asked。。。。。that's 4 yr old logic。 Full of facts but also presented in a fun， entertaining manner that kept the children amused and READING！！！！ What a great accomplishment for any author。 。。。more

Rachel ，

Warning: this is not a book that respects chickens。 This book has a two page spread of different chickens’ eggs shown cooked and prepared for humans to eat。 I chose to check out this book because I am an animal advocate and it appeared to be animal friendly， recognizing that chickens have personalities。 However， after seeing that the authors believe chickens are here for humans to use I was not able to finish。 Chickens’ eggs belong to them and should not be stolen to be eaten by humans。 Eggs are Warning: this is not a book that respects chickens。 This book has a two page spread of different chickens’ eggs shown cooked and prepared for humans to eat。 I chose to check out this book because I am an animal advocate and it appeared to be animal friendly， recognizing that chickens have personalities。 However， after seeing that the authors believe chickens are here for humans to use I was not able to finish。 Chickens’ eggs belong to them and should not be stolen to be eaten by humans。 Eggs are also very unhealthy for humans to eat。 I do not recommend this book as it is not forward thinking。 Thank you to Barbara Sandri， Francesco Giubbilini， Camilla Pintonato， Princeton Architectural Press， and #NetGallery for an ARC of #Chickenology in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Sarah ，

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review。 Okay， full disclosure - I hate chickens。 I was once viciously attacked in a chicken coop in my teens while trying to collect eggs。 I've also met chickens randomly on the sidewalks while walking in Seoul。 And I've had chicken thrown at me during a wedding。 So why oh why would I want to read a book all about chickens？ Well， frankly because this book is so cool！ There are tons of facts， diagrams， pictures， and illus Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review。 Okay， full disclosure - I hate chickens。 I was once viciously attacked in a chicken coop in my teens while trying to collect eggs。 I've also met chickens randomly on the sidewalks while walking in Seoul。 And I've had chicken thrown at me during a wedding。 So why oh why would I want to read a book all about chickens？ Well， frankly because this book is so cool！ There are tons of facts， diagrams， pictures， and illustrations。 There is just so much info here！ So although I only like eating chicken， this is actually a pretty neat book that I know my elementary students are going to love flipping through and finding a whole assortment of chicken facts！ Bird brain indeed！ 。。。more

Mehsi ，

I received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review。I love chickens and would love to have some of my own…。 sadly， not going to happen as most gardens here are just not the right size for that。 I want to give chickens plenty of space， and that is just not happening。 Sadly。 Because if I had a big garden I would definitely add some cute chickens to the mix！This book is all about chickens。 From what kinds there are （and how they look， I didn’t know there was a ninja， u I received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review。I love chickens and would love to have some of my own…。 sadly， not going to happen as most gardens here are just not the right size for that。 I want to give chickens plenty of space， and that is just not happening。 Sadly。 Because if I had a big garden I would definitely add some cute chickens to the mix！This book is all about chickens。 From what kinds there are （and how they look， I didn’t know there was a ninja， um， all black chicken） to feathers to how chickens are born to well everything else about chickens。 I knew quite a few things already， the basics to say （how chickens are born/rooster differences/how chickens look inside/that they cannot fly， and some other basic information）。 But there was plenty of information that was very new to me and made me love these feathery girls and boys even more。 I loved that it went much further than just biology and what chickens are。 We also see stories， the history， what people do with eggs， and more。I loved seeing the feathers （so many different kinds and I would love to add them to a notebook in real life）。I have to say I thought those combs mentioned were fake， or at least most of them！ I really thought that there were just two or three kinds of combs， I didn’t expect there to be that many。 So I did what every person would do when they have questions these days （especially when it is November and the libraries are closed and also not nearby）， go to Google。 There I found a wealth of information with photographs。 And then I could believe！ I even found a couple of other combs！ WOW。The art in this book is just gorgeous， beautiful， and wow。 I loved it so so much！All in all， this is one chicken-tastic book I would recommend to all。 I learned so much new things！Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess。com/ 。。。more

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