Hilarious, hen-sational new adventure series by the author of bestselling ATTICUS CLAW Young chicken Amy Cluckbucket dreams of escaping from Perrin's farm to a life of chicken adventure. One day Amy receives a summons to the Kung Foo School for Poultry in Tibet where she learns she is to become part of an elite chicken squad whose mission is to defeat their evil predators. It sounds like a dream come true for Amy but she's disappointed to find that fellow squad members, Ruth and Boo, don't seem to want to make friends. Ruth is too busy inventing things and Boo has problems of her own. The chickens travel to Chicken HQ to meet their mentor, Professor Rooster. When their first mission flops it is Amy who persuades the others that they should stick together to restore Professor Rooster's faith in them. Through a series of egg-citing adventures and hilarious mishaps the three young chickens learn the value of friendship and teamwork. But will they be ready for their biggest mission so far - to save the chicks of St Eggbert's Primary School from the jaws of their mortal enemy, Thadeus E Fox?

 

This book is part of a book series called Chicken Mission .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Faber & Faber .

Alison Ritchie works as a freelance editor and writer and has published several children's books. She lives in an Oxfordshire village with her two children and dog. Hannah George grew up in a house in the woods, a stone's throw from the sea. She began storytelling through small drawings in a series of A6 sketchbooks, which came with her on adventures and holidays. She studied illustration at Falmouth University, and since graduating in 2005 she has continually illustrated for Magazines, Card companies and Publishers. Jennifer Gray is a former lawyer and now writes children's comedy. Her other work includes the Atticus Claw series. She lives in central London and Scotland with her family.