School Library Journal recommends this book for grades 4-6. She also writes letters to her Great-Uncle Jim, clearly also dead, but mostly to express her concern about his chickens whom she is only just beginning to find and learn about. A lot of her letters are to her Abuelita who has recently died, but Sophie makes it very clear that she doesn’t expect a response since her grandmother is clearly dead. Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm theyve inherited from a great-uncle. It all starts when Sophie writes to Redwood Farm Supply about maybe buying some chicks.This letter leads to her beginning their correspondence course for potential poultry farmers. ' Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer' by Kelly Jones is written in letters from, and occasionally to, Sophie. Can Sophie learn to be an exceptional poultry farmer and keep her chickens safe?

From there she acquires an incredibly speedy hen, a hen who can make herself invisible, and more! Despite the fun she is having learning to raise such extraordinary chickens, Sophie must also contend with someone who wants to steal those chickens. The first chicken she finds, Henrietta, can telepathically move things with her mind and she lays glass eggs. Each one of them has something very special about them. It turns out that Uncle Jim’s chickens, which he got from Redwood Farm Supply, are no ordinary chickens. It’s a big change from their home in Los Angeles, but Sophie is ready for adventure.

But since her Great-Uncle Jim died and left his farm to her family, that is where they are living. She’s never really been to a farm before. Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown has never lived on a farm before. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer Kindle Edition by Kelly Jones (Author), Katie Kath (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition 450 ratings 3.9 on Goodreads 4,234 ratings Book 1 of 2: Unusual Chickens Editors' pick Best Books Ages 9-12 See all formats and editions Kindle 7.

Unusual chickens for the exceptional