Why so moody, broody Trudy?As families embrace the farm-to-table food movement, more and more people are housing chickens on their balconies and in their backyards. Children growing up in urban environments surrounded by rural animals experience both the benefits and humor of farm life. Chickens provide farm-fresh eggs year-round, but they can also be noisy and stubborn, just like Trudy. Sylvia has one moody chicken who will not give up her eggs! Exciting and entertaining illustrations accompany this informative story about one annoying chicken-why she is like that and how Sylvia, eventually, cheers her up! An author's note introduces the reader to the real chicken that inspired this story.
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Jane Sutton is a children's book author, teacher, presenter, and tutor whose love of reading and humor began at a young age. She received a bachelor of arts in comparative literature from Brandeis University and then went on to be a copywriter. She has worked as a special-education and writing tutor at middle school and college levels. Sutton is a member of
More about Jane SuttonPeter Welling is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University South Bend and the Publisher's Choice Award for Exemplary Non-Fiction. In addition, his illustrations have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He is the author and illustrator of Darlene Halloween and the Great Chicago Fire; Joe Van de
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