Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
by Kelly Jones
Illustrator: Katie Kath
Ages: 9+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House
ISBN: 978-0-385-75552-8
Keywords: Fantasy, Job Loss, Latina culture
Moving to Los Angeles to a farm is a difficult adjustment for Sophia and her multi-ethnic family. Handling supernatural chickens is an even greater challenge. Detailed black-and-white illustrations.