Chickens

by Bobby Lynn Maslen, John R. Maslen (Illustrator)

With their engaging stories and clever illustrations, the Bob Books have ushered millions of kids into the world of reading. This relaunch of the popular series features a handy new chart on the back of each box that enables parents and educators to easily identify which set is best suited for their child's reading capabilities. Each set is color coded to indicate reading level and each story is carefully crafted to help children at different learning stages master essential reading skills.

Genres: Childrens

Paperback

Published January 1, 1987

About the author

Bobby and John Maslen developed the Bob Books, while Bobby was a teacher of 3 to 5-year-olds at a private school in Portland, Oregon. After many years of self-publishing, Scholastic became Bob Books’ publisher in 1995.

Reviews

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

bleh

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great Bob Book! This book introduces young readers to the -CH phonogram. A+!

[J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book introduces blend ch- (chicken) and vowel combinations. ie (friend) and ea (head)

(Disclaimer: I’m just a mom, trying to figure out how to teach my daughter to read. )

The only other word I noticed in the book that uses either of these vowel combinations is creaked. But, head and creaked are both pronounced differently. I thought “when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking” was the rule. But they use “head” as the rule in the back of the book. So I guess I’ll have to look up ‘ea’ words and figure out what the rule is. Any teachers out there have any insight?