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Animal lover Daniel's class is hatching chicks for a science project. Once the project is done each chick will go home with one of the children. Daniel is so excited to have his own chick to raise and when it turns out that no one else can take them he's thrilled to find out that five hens are coming to live with him and his family.

The only problem is one of the hens turns out to be a rooster and it's illegal to have a rooster in the city limits. Can the quickly form More...

This is a fabulous early chapter book that kids will really enjoy. Daniel's class hatches some eggs, and for a number of reasons, Daniel ends up with all 5 chicks. Mom said he could have one as long as it wasn't a rooster, but she softens when she sees how cute the chicks are. Unfortunately, the cranky neighbor next door is not at all pleased with the chicks. And then one of the "hens" starts trying to crow. It is great fun to see how Daniel and his siblings try to fix the mess, and the resoluti More...

Pet and animal lover Daniel can't wait for his class' next project: hatching baby chicks! He hopes that he will be one of the lucky students chosen to take a chick home afterwards too. Would raising a chick be all it's "cracked up to be?"

This book is appropriate for a wide range of readers: both boys and girls, beginning readers, or readers who want a quick read. It also makes a great read-aloud containing humor mixed with great educational content. Thank you Holiday House for recommending this More...

Cute story in which Daniel gets to bring home the five chicks that hatched in his classroom's incubator. Hens are allowed in his neighborhood, but roosters are not. Daniel and his siblings (The Secret Chicken Society) try to hide the fact that Peepers is a rooster and not a hen in order to keep him. But he just won't stop crowing!

Nice read for girls or boys who are reading beginning chapter books.

Daniel loves animals, so when his teacher asks for volunteers to take home the chicks the class has just hatched, he's only too happy to oblige. But, with a bunch of siblings, a prowling cat, a grouchy neighbor, and one of the chicks hiding a secret, chaos ensues.

This is a nice, easy read for 2nd to 3rd grade animal lovers...although they may wind up asking for chicks of their own.

2nd grade-ish book. It's a fairly ok story about hatching chicks at school, and the main character ends up getting to take them home. One is an illegal rooster, and the kids try to keep it a secret, which of course doesn't work. I found the details that were focused on a little strange at the beginning, but overall, pretty good for the chicken obsessed.

This was actually not at all annoying, like I thought it was going to be, and it was even educational. It's one that I picked up just because I thought kids would think the title is funny, but the story is also entertaining and written well enough for adults to stomach.

I needed something to read while waiting, so grabbed this out of the library book pile. Cute, quick, read. I think Logan will like it.

Perfect for that kid that wants a funny book. Plenty of chuckles with this environmentally -conscious family.

The Secret Chicken Society by Judy Cox, illustrated by Amanda Haley - What a hilarious book! I loved how caring and persistent the main character is... and how information about hatching and raising chickens is naturally integrated into the book. If I was at my old school, this would be on the shelf immediately since my Kindergarten class hatches eggs and many colleagues have their own chickens. I think that many children would enjoy successfully reading this lovely book. Imagine if your class s More...

Early chapter book, classroom and family situations. Hatching eggs as classroom project.

I can see this being read aloud in classes where there are hatching chicks.

Funny story, graet illustrations! A good book club book for the very young.

Pretty funny

SM

An adorable addition to any middle-grade classroom or school library.