Written by Dr. Nick Crumpton
Illustrated by Adrienne Barman
Published by What on Earth? Books
Mom's Review
How to Chat Chicken is a fun survey of how animals communicate. Divided by types of animals (primates, then somewhat familiar animals, and all the way down to insects), each page features a scene of animals exhibiting different behaviors and "speaking" with an onomatopoeic speech bubble that shows the sound the animal makes, a translation into English, and a caption explaining the communication.
The bright colors, cartoon format, and bold speech bubbles make this high-interest topic equally highly accessible. I like Crumpton's animal selection - he picks ones that are familiar enough but not necessarily common, like meerkats (remember Timon from The Lion King?). What looks to a young reader like a dauntingly large text at first glance becomes an ideally paced journey through the animal kingdom. Well-written and entertainingly illustrated, this informational text is a winner!
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