Sonya raises her three chickens from the time they are tiny chicks. She feeds them, shelters them and loves them. Everywhere Sonya goes, her chicks are peeping at her heels. Under her care, the chicks grow into hens and even give Sonya a wonderful gift: an egg! One night, Sonya hears noises coming from the chicken coop and discovers that one of her hens has disappeared. Where did the hen go? What happened to her?
When Sonya discovers the answers, she learns some important truths about the interconnectedness of nature and the true joys and sorrows of caring for another creature -- and her caring father is there to help her understand how her loss means growth and renewal for other creatures.
"[Sonya] does her job well, and soon the chickens become full-grown hens. When one of them is killed by a fox looking for food to feed his family, her father explains that the fox father had to care for his kits, just as he himself cared for Sonya and she cared for her chicks....This lesson of the interdependence among all living things in nature is gently told, accompanied by colorful watercolor and collage illustrations that show the multicultural family's life on a farm." -- Judith Constantinides, School Library Journal
Recommended Age | 4 - 8 |
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Author | Phoebe Wahl |
Illustrator | Phoebe Wahl |
ISBN | 1770497897 |
Publication Date | Aug 11, 2015 |
Publisher | Tundra Books |
Language | English |