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Cluck!

The Eggstraordinary Story of Chickens
Brief Description
This comprehensive handbook is the ideal guide for budding ornithologists and keepers of garden flocks.Fully illustrated throughout, Cluck! Invites young readers (and their grown-ups) on an engaging journey to discover the fascinating world of chickens.Explore the wide variety of chicken breeds, uncover how they think and... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A quirky book that tells the eggstraordinary story of chickens - from their dinosaur origins to their anatomy, history and behaviours - presented as a beautifully illustrated gift edition.

A quirky book that tells the eggstraordinary story of chickens - from their dinosaur origins to their anatomy, history and behaviours - presented as a beautifully illustrated gift edition.

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This comprehensive handbook is the ideal guide for budding ornithologists and keepers of garden flocks.

Fully illustrated throughout, Cluck! Invites young readers (and their grown-ups) on an engaging journey to discover the fascinating world of chickens.

Explore the wide variety of chicken breeds, uncover how they think and feel, learn the terminology for their anatomy, delve into their history and find out which types of eggs different breeds lay. You'll also discover how to 'speak chicken', along with tips on handling and caring for these characterful birds.

With lively, playful text and intricate, colourful linocut illustrations, this visual encyclopaedia celebrates chickens in all their feathered glory.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781917366588

Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Magic Cat Publishing

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jan Hamstra

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 273g

Pages: 80

About the Author

Evelien De Vlieger is a Dutch writer and translator - and a proud chicken owner! She creates quirky, contemporary stories, often laced with subtle humour. Her body of work spans nonfiction, picture books, early reader stories and YA novels.

Jan Hamstra is a freelance illustrator and printmaker based in Groningen, The Netherlands. A member of the illustration collective Knetterijs, he also works as a screen printer for Vera Groningen.

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