Dylan the Eagle-Hearted Chicken - Hardcover

Harrison, David L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563979829 ISBN 13: 9781563979828

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 2002

Synopsis

It all began with the egg. If the egg hadn't been so hard, Ethel wouldn't have needed to stretch her legs. And if Ethel hadn't left the nest to stretch her legs, Cawly, that old crow, wouldn't have snatched the egg. And if Cawly hadn't snatched the egg, Dylan, who was inside the egg, wouldn't have hatched high in a tree in an eagle's nest. Between his chicken mother coaching him from the ground and his eagle mother screaming at him in the nest, Dylan has a hard time trying to figure out just what he is--a chicken or an eagle. How he comes to discover his true identity will have children giggling from page to page. David L. Harrison is in high form in this hilarious barnyard adventure. He's joined by Karen Stormer Brooks's comical illustrations, which add to the fun.

About this title

About the Author:

David L. Harrison is the author of many books for children, including Farmer's Garden: Rhymes for Two Voices, Somebody Catch My Homework, and the Christopher Award-winning Book of Giant Stories, all published by Boyds Mills Press. He lives in Springfield, Missouri.

Karen Stormer Brooks has illustrated several children's books, including I Bought a Baby Chicken by Kelly Milner Halls and published by Boyds Mills Press. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2-When Ethel the hen takes a break from sitting on her egg, it is nabbed and ends up being hatched by a mother eagle along with the rest of her brood. Unfortunately, the emphasis of this nature-versus-nurture story is on the adults rather than the youngsters, and overuse of dialogue prohibits storyhour use. The wordy, drawn-out tale ends comically as the chicken, raised as an eaglet, finally leaves the high nest by dive-bombing a fox that is threatening Ethel below. Brooks's cartoons make the best of the text, emphasizing the action and offering diversity of perspectives. However, the world won't miss Dylan or E-awk (his eagle name).
Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1563979829
• ISBN 13: 9781563979828
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Brooks Karen Stormer