Nora's Chicks

From Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan comes a reassuring story about new beginnings and making friends.

Nora and her family have just arrived from Russia and are making a new home on the American frontier. The prairie is very different from the forested hills Nora is used to. Most of all, it's lonely. Papa has the cows he sings to as he milks them. Baby brother Milo has a dog to follow him wherever he goes. But Nora has no one and nothing to call her own until Papa brings home a dozen chicks and two geese. Nora names each one, and they follow her everywhere -- even to church But what will happen when one of her beloved chicks goes missing?

Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 02/26/2013
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 10.50h x 8.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780763647537

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 156062 / Nora's Chicks


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/26/2012
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2012
Booklist 02/01/2013 pg. 64
School Library Journal 02/01/2013 pg. 80
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2013 pg. 342
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 37 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the author of the much-loved Sarah, Plain and Tall, for which she received a Newbery Medal. She published many, many books, including Lala Salama, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon; Journey; Skylark; and Cassie Binegar.

Kathryn Brown is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including My Little Grandmother Often Forgets by Reeve Lindbergh and Kisses on the Wind by Lisa Moser. Kathryn Brown lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.