Burton, Jane. Chester the Chick. New York: Random House, 1988.
Dahl, Michael. Eggs and Legs: Counting by Twos. Picture Window Books, 2005. Two by two, find out where the eggs have gone and learn a little more about the farm.
Dunrea, Oliver. The Painter Who Loved Chickens. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998. Paintings and test tell the story of a painter who dreams of owning a farm and who eventually sells his chicken paintings to purchase it. Realistic paintings of different breeds of chickens.
Gibbons, Gail. Chicks and Chickens. Holiday House, 2005. This picture book describes how chickens are raised and for what purposes, as well as how chicks develop in the egg and how they digest food.
Griffen, Margaret and Deborah Seed. The Amazing Egg Book. Perseus Books, 1990. Information on eggs, animals who lay eggs, egg crafts, and recipes.
Hariton, Anca. Egg Story. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1992.
Johnson, Sylvia A. Inside an Egg. Lerner Publications Company, 1992. This book, full of colorful photographs, clearly illustrates and explains the development of a chicken egg from the time it is formed in the body of a hen until the moment that the chick begins to peck its way out of the shell.
Legg, Gerald. From Egg to Chicken. New York: Franklin Watts, 1998.
Llewellyn, Claire. What's for Lunch? Eggs. Franklin Watts, 2003. This book reveals how eggs are produced, and how people all around the world eat them.
McDonald, Mary Ann. Chickens. Chanhassen, MN: The Child's World, Inc., 1998. This book introduces the physical features of chickens, how chickens clean themselves, and how some eggs are used for food.
Miller, Sara Swan. Chickens. New York: Children's Press, 2000. This colorful book has all kinds of chicken facts. Read about a chicken's life on a small farm, different breeds of chickens, and what chickens like to do.
Royston, Angela. Life Cycle of a Chicken. Heinemann Library, 2000. Learn how baby chickens get out of the egg and how they are raised.
Schuh, Mari C. Chickens on the Farm. Capstone Press, 2001. Through photographs, this emerging reader discusses chickens that are raised for meat and eggs.
Stone, Lynn M. Chickens Have Chicks. Mankato, MN: Compass Point Books, 2001. Learn about baby chickens, what they do, and how they grow up.
American Egg Board 1460 Renaissance Drive Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 Phone: 847-296-7043 Fax: 847-296-7007 Website: www.aeb.org * "Adventures With Mighty Egg", Grades K-3, teacher's guide, activities and poster, $5.00 each. * "The Incredible Journey from Hen to Home" Grades 4-6, teacher's guide, activities and poster, $4.50. * "The Incredible Classroom Eggsperience" middle and high school, $5.00 each. * "Education Materials" free catalog of recipes, books and curriculum. * This kid-friendly site has lots of great information about eggs. Learn about egg-related words in an egg-cyclopedia. Follow the link to Kids and Family, where you'll find ideas for decorating eggs, egg facts, and recipes made with eggs.
USDA, AMS Poultry Division Room 3938 - South Building P.O. Box 96456 Washington, D.C. 20090-6456 Phone: 202-720-4411 Fax: 202-690-3165 Website: www.usda.gov * Free information on eggs and poultry.
California Poultry Federation 3117-A McHenry Avenue Modesto, CA 95350 Phone: 209-576-6355 Fax: 209-576-6119 email: califpoultry@cs.com Website: www.CPIF.org * "Gobble It Up" - Learn about Thanksgiving, the history of the turkey, and its popularity as part of a year-round meal. A CD of the unit, which includes virtual reality tours and pictures of turkeys on the farm, at the hatchery, and milling and feeding as well as video footage of poultry production is also available. * "Chicken - From the Egg to Your Table" - Learn about the chicken - its history and its stages from the egg to your table in this ready-to-reproduce unit. A CD of the unit, which includes virtual reality tours and pictures of chickens on the farm, at the hatchery, and milling and feeding, as well as video footage on poultry production is also available.
Feathersite Website: click here * If you want to see pictures of chickens, this is the place! View different breeds of chickens, tiny chicks, and other kinds of poultry here. Also read about how to raise chicks.
Kids Farm Website: www.kidsfarm.com Here is a site that was created by people who live on a Colorado ranch. Read about their life on the ranch and about all kinds of animals that live there. Learn about different animal sounds, farm equipment, and food that grows on the ranch. Have fun with crossword puzzles and coloring books, too.
United Egg Association 1 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., #800 Washington, DC 20001 For information about the importance of eggs as food.
