Fast, brave Lami is the best chicken catcher in her West African village, until the day she chases one up the baobab tree and falls. While she cannot catch chickens with a sore ankle, there may be another way to catch that chicken.
"When a little polar bear cub winds up trapped on an ice flow heading out to sea, his mother knows there's only one place to turn: the Animal Rescue Agency! Dashing Esquire Fox used to organize the world's most elaborate chicken raids -- until the day she encountered Mr. Pepper. Meeting the blustery old rooster changed her heart, convincing her to turn from a life of crime and instead form the Animal Rescue Agency, which masterminds rescue operations across the gloves. Esquire and her unlikely chicken business manager coordinate with their far-flung agents to get themselves to the Arctic. In that frozen land they learn what happened to the polar bear cub was no accident -- and saving him will pit them against the scariest predator in the word: a human"--Jacket flap.
"How does a chicken grow? Follow the journey through a chicken's life cycle, from the time the egg is laid, through hatching as a chick to becoming a fully grown hen"--Provided by publisher.
"Hen and her eggs keep getting wet but luckily she has a friend who helps her with the rain in this short 'e' sound easy-to-read book"--Provided by publisher.
Little Chick becomes hungrier and hungrier and more and more impatient as she watches all the other barnyard animals getting their breakfast before she gets hers.
