Chad's Chickens

Chad's Chickens
Author: Rafael Moya
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1508134030

Colorful Illustrations support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the /ch/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic fictional narrative also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read with purpose and for meaning while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. Readers follow a relatable character named Chad as he cares for his pet chickens. This fiction phonics title is paired with the nonfiction phonics title Let's Do Chores: Practicing the CH Sound. The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: * Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the /ch/ sound found in the text * Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the /ch/ sound * Group Activity that guides students to identify the /ch/ sound, decode the words that contain it, and use the words * Extended Activity that provides students with additional opportunities to think about, list, and use words containing the /ch/ sound * Writing Activity that guides students to write the letters that make the /ch/ sound

The Path to Piney Meadows

The Path to Piney Meadows
Author: Gail Sattler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2013-08-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1682998207

Running from his frustrating life, Chad loses his way on Christmas Eve and soon stumbles on the remote town of Piney Meadows. Before long, he falls in love with the people of the Old Order Mennonite community, accepts a job, and settles into the area. He is touched by the good people and their strong faith, even though he still has a lingering dispute with God. Most of all, he is fond of Anna. The more he gets to know her, the more he falls in love with her. But Anna is not happy in Piney Meadows. The Mennonite community is changing, but it's not changing fast enough for her. She longs to move to Minneapolis to get a job, make her way in the world, and find herself. Chad doesn't want her to go, but Anna can only see the freedom she imagines she will get in the big city. When she's ready to leave he contemplates leaving with her, but a personal crisis shakes Chad to his core. Feeling let down by everyone—including God—Chad wonders if Anna will now desert him too.

Sonya's Chickens

Sonya's Chickens
Author: Phoebe Wahl
Publisher: Tundra Books
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015-08-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1770497897

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.

Home to Roost

Home to Roost
Author: Bob Sheasley
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2008-07-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780312373641

Each day, Bob Sheasley leaves Lilyfield Farm and heads into the city. And each day, he brings along a basket of eggs for his coworkers at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Depending on the breed of hen, these eggs may be white, green, rose, blue, or as brown as chocolate. And they are all deliciously fresh, a taste of the rural way of life that people have enjoyed for millennia, one in which chickens have played a supporting role for nearly as long. In Home to Roost, Sheasley tells of the intertwined relationship between humans and chickens. He delves into where chickens came from, what their DNA tells us about our kinship, how we’ve treated our feathered fellow travelers, and the roads we’re crossing together. This is a story of agriculture and human migration, of folk medicine and technology, of how we dreamed of the good life, threw it away, and want it back. Modern farming has changed the lives of both bird and man over the past century. But backyard farmers like Sheasley offer hope for a return to the pleasures of locally grown food, as diverse as the chickens he’s raised on Lilyfield Farm. With wit and personal insight, Home to Roost examines of how our lives can be changed for the better, with something as simple as a backyard coop.

How the Chicken Hawk Won the West

How the Chicken Hawk Won the West
Author: Gifford W. Wingate
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1974
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780573650475

A chicken hawk tries to improve his image by various methods but finds that presenting himself as he really is works best.

Mean Chicks, Cliques, and Dirty Tricks

Mean Chicks, Cliques, and Dirty Tricks
Author: Erika V Shearin Karres
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2010-06-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1440507201

"Cyber-bullying can be worse than being picked on in school. Like when a girl tries real hard to make me feel bad about myself. Doesn't she know how much that hurts?" —Tanya, 13 "I don't know any girls that don't hurt other girls in some ways. Why? Because life is tough for girls." —Angela, 14 "Some girls try to intimidate and threaten you on Facebook. It's their way to get attention. I just don't want to play their game." —Jennifer, 15 Cliques. Snobs. Facebook stalkers. Twitter twits. Gossip. MySpace brats. Name-calling and showing off. Let's face it—the girl world is tough! Mean Chicks, Cliques, and Dirty Tricks, 2nd Edition is your ultimate survival guide to backstabbers and bullies both in school and online. Girl guru Dr. Erika talked to more than 1,000 teen girls just like you to help you understand what makes mean chicks tick. She features smart strategies and powerful tools, such as: FYI: The real lowdown on the different types of mean chick behavior—what causes it and what you can do Awesome quizzes: Designed to help you figure out where you stand with the mean chicks and how you can make real changes Fab fixes: Hey, even a cool chick like you can feel down every now and then—these are quick pick-me-ups for any bad day Cool quotes: Wit and wisdom from women who fought their battles years ago—and came out on top Real Answers: Restore kindness and courtesy at your school and online Loaded with helpful advice and true stories from girls who fought back against teasing and cyberbulling, Mean Chicks is the only book you need to feel strong, confident, and triumphant.

Chad

Chad
Author: Mario Azevedo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2019-08-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 042972313X

Chad, the fifth largest country in Africa, has experienced great difficulties politically, economically, and socially. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Chad briefly held international attention because of its warring with Libya. This situation underlines Chad's potential for drawing its neighbors-Libya, Sudan, Cameroon, and Nigeria in particular-a

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Making Me Time

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Making Me Time
Author: Amy Newmark
Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1611590744

“Me time” is the cure for what ails you. You know you need it. Here’s how to take care of yourself so that you can be the very best version of you! Do you ever say that you’ll take care of yourself after you finish your to-do list? The personal, revealing stories in this book will convince you to put yourself at the top of that list. Self-care and life balance are what we all neglect most. These 101 true stories from people who turned their lives around will show you how to take care of your physical and mental health. You’ll be inspired by people who have taken back control of their lives and carved out that all-important “me time,” whether that means exercising, reading, meditating, seeing friends, or communing with nature. Whatever your psyche needs is your form of “me time” and that’s something that you deserve. There are many approaches, and at least one of them is bound to work for you. In these pages, you’ll read about men and women who: Put an hour for themselves on their daily to-do lists Pursued long-delayed sports, hobbies, or volunteer work Discovered themselves through travel, fitness, or new careers Learned to ask for help instead of doing it all Started treating themselves as well as they would treat a guest Stopped seeing the people who weren’t making them happy Rediscovered the benefits of exercising and being outside in nature Created their own personal spaces in their homes or outdoors Decluttered their calendars or their homes—and felt liberated