Blog Tour

Excerpt and Giveaway

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the HIDE & GO BEAK by Nancy Krulik & Charlie Adler Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours.

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Title: HIDE & GO BEAK (The Great Mathemachicken 1)

Author: Nancy Krulik, Illustrator: Charlie Adler 

Pub. Date: January 18, 2022

Publisher: Pixel+Ink

Formats: Hardcover, eBook

Pages: 96

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

A new young chapter book series about a chicken who loves math, science, and learning new things–by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Krulik
for fans of Unlimited Squirrel and Bumble and Bee.

Chirpy is a young chicken stuck in the family coop. But she’s not like the other chickens who just sit around peck peck pecking all day. She’s intrigued by the children who come home from a place called school. They always look so
happy! (Well, most days.)

So Chirpy sneaks onto the bus one morning, hides in the classroom . . . and discovers a true love of math. When she shares what she’s learned with the other chickens, they think she’s one kernel short of a cob.

Even so, Chirpy is determined to find a formula for fowl success by pecking away. But when a hungry fox tries to attack the coop, can she find the equation for a simple solution?

With lively two-color art throughout and a fun hands-on simple machine activity, this eggs-ellent hilarious young chapter book series starter is a Grade-A pick for emerging readers to get them eggs-ited about science and math.

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What do Reviewers Think?

“This STEM series debut for newly independent readers provides a light but engaging look at simple machines.”—School Library Journal

“A smart, sprightly chapter book series starter. . . . Short, dialogue-driven paragraphs by Krulik (the Princess Pulverizer series) are peppered with ‘eggs-tra’ humor and chicken wordplay . . . while Alder’s (Doggo and Pupper) cartoon spot illustrations, rendered in tones of yellow, gray, and black, provide plenty of visual characterization”—Publishers
Weekly

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What a cute book for those who love math and those who aren’t all that crazy about it. Yes, everyone! The illustrations bring to life what the short easy-to-read sentences don’t always include. 

The 96-page book shows how math can be used in everyday situations. It qualifies as STEM learning as Chirpy and his friends solve a mystery, but it will feel like so much fun that kids probably won’t even realize that they are learning. 

The Great Mathemachicken is a new series that begins with this book. And as the synopsis points out, this ” . . . is a Grade-A pick for emerging readers to get them eggs-ited about science and math.” And that should excite parents and school teachers.

Concerns

None

Final Thoughts

This is a good early-level reading/learning book for those five to eight years old. I would highly recommend it for home learning and classrooms since it’s a wonderful combination of humor, story, and learning.

My thanks to Rockstar Tours and the publisher for the ability to read this and give my honest thoughts regarding it.

Rating:  4 STARS 

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About the Author

NANCY KRULIK is the international bestselling author of more
than two hundred books for children. Her series, including Katie Kazoo,
Switcheroo; George Brown, Class Clown; Magic Bone; Princess Pulverizer; and Ms. Frogbottom’s Field Trips, are beloved around the world. She lives in New York City.

 

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About the Illustrator

CHARLIE ALDER has written and
illustrated many books for children, including Daredevil Duck and Chicken
Break! When not drawing chickens, Charlie can be found in her studio drinking
coffee, arranging her crayons, and inventing more accidental animal heroes. She
lives in Devon, England.

 

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| Instagram
| Goodreads

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Giveaway Details:

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will receive a Finished Copy of HIDE & GO BEAK, US Only.

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