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Marigold is a chicken

Four hens eagerly await the hatching of their eggs. Philomena's chick is strong and athletic, Hilda's shows promise as a scientist, and Karen's is a talented artist. When Barbara's chick, Marigold, hatches, she seems ordinary by comparison. But Barbara believes Marigold is perfect just as she is. Th...

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Main Author: Latimer, Alex (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Northampton, Massachusetts : Crocodile Books, 2026.
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Chicks > Juvenile nonfiction.
Chickens > Juvenile nonfiction.
Parent and child > Juvenile nonfiction.
Mother and child > Juvenile fiction.
Animal fiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:Four hens eagerly await the hatching of their eggs. Philomena's chick is strong and athletic, Hilda's shows promise as a scientist, and Karen's is a talented artist. When Barbara's chick, Marigold, hatches, she seems ordinary by comparison. But Barbara believes Marigold is perfect just as she is. Through this humorous and heartwarming story, Alex Latimer celebrates unconditional love, individuality, and the importance of accepting children for who they are rather than for their talents or achievements.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Audience:Ages 0-5.
Grades P-K.
ISBN:9781623715335
1623715334
Author Notes:Alex Latimer is a picture book writer and illustrator based in Cape Town, South Africa. His first picture book, The Boy Who Cried Ninja came out in 2011 and since then he has published many more including Don't Think of Tigers , The Duck Never Blinks , Godfrey is a Frog , Am I Yours? and Dinosaur Hide-and-Seek . His latest series for newly independent readers is Gordon the Meanest Goose on Earth-- about a mean goose who is in the process of changing his ways.

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