Let's get cracking! / by Cyndi Marko.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780545610612 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 72 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Scholastic Inc., 2014.
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | M Grades 2-3. |
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Subject: | Superheroes > Juvenile fiction. Chickens > Juvenile fiction. Cookies > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
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Available copies
- 9 of 10 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | PB JPri Mark (Text) | 33294002081529 | Paperbacks - Junior (Primary) | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2014 March #2
Step aside, Captain Underpants! There is a new hero in townâthis time, with feathers. Gordon Blue may look like an ordinary chicken and attend ordinary second grade, but he hides a secret: he and his sidekick, Benny, fell into Uncle Quack's toxic sludge and became superheroes. He promises to use his powers to be super nice, super good, and super tidy. His chance to save the day arrives at the Fowl Fall Festival, when chickens begin mysteriously shedding their feathers and must buy itchy wool sweaters from Granny Goosebumps. He engages the "grumpy granny," but she quickly traps him with her naughty knitting needles and a cry of, "Eat yarn, dearie!" Humiliated, he retreats to his bed. Will he overcome his superhero identity crisis and defeat the nefarious knitter? Will his leotard ever stop giving him wedgies? Fresh, funny, and packed with full-color illustrations, this new transitional series will be an instant hit with readers looking for silly fun and a touch of mystery. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2014 Fall
Second-grade chick Gordon Blue and his younger (not-yet-fully-hatched) brother Benny are accidentally dipped into a vat of toxic sludge that transforms them into superheroes. In these openers, the pair must save Fowladelphia from two different villains. Jam-packed with poultry puns, this transitional series uses language appropriately challenging for emerging readers while retaining a comfort level with a hybrid of traditional and comic full-color illustrations. [Review covers these Kung Pow Chicken titles: Bok! Bok! Boom! and Let's Get Cracking!.] - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2013 October #2
Can Kung Pow Chicken and Egg Drop beat the bad guys and be home in time for dinner? Second-grade chicken Gordon Blue and his still partially egg-bound little brother Benedict are mild-mannered chicks until they fall into a vat of toxic sludge in their uncle Quack's lab. Suddenly, Gordon has birdy sense that tingles when danger is near. He can flap superfast, and his clucks are louder than any chicken's ("His bok [is] worse than his bite"). He promises to use his powers only for good (and to keep his room tidy). Since he's never met a bad guy, he has to do normal chicken things…until everyone starts losing their feathers at the Fowl Fall Festival in Fowladelphia. Could it be Granny Goosebumps' yucky glowing cookies? She's making money wing over fist selling itchy sweaters to all the naked chickens. Soon Kung Pow Chicken is "locked in a battle of knits" with the nefarious Granny and her knitting needles. When she escapes, can Kung Pow Chicken overcome his self-doubt and save the City of Featherly Love? First of four to be released over the course of the next year and part of Scholastic's Branches line of heavily illustrated easy chapter books, Marko's debut is a perfectly puntastic page-turner. Hybrids of comics and traditional pictures, the goofy all-color illustrations propel the fast-moving, high-interest story. "Ham and eggs!"--you don't want to miss this! (Graphic/fiction hybrid. 5-7) Copyright Kirkus 2013 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Media Connection : Library Media Connection Reviews 2014 August/September
Kung Pow Chicken is a delightful new graphic novel series. This easy-to-read text with amusing illustrations tells the story of Gordon Blue, an ordinary chicken, who is in second grade in Fowladelphia. One day when Gordon and his brother, Benny, are visiting their Uncle Quack, a scientist, the brothers are transformed into superheroes. Gordon becomes Kung Pow Chicken, and Benny is his trusty sidekick Egg Drop. When all of the chickens lose their feathers, the brothers must figure out who is behind this evil plot and save the day. Young children will like the funny story and illustrations. Older children will enjoy the play on words throughout the narrative. This looks like a first-rate beginning to a new series. Chris Dexter, Librarian, Radley School, East Helena, Montana. Recommended Copyright 2014 Linworth Publishing, Inc. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2013 November #2
Newcomer Marko dives headlong into superhero comedy in this hilarious kickoff to the Kung Pow Chicken series (part of the publisher's Branches line), named for the alter ego of second-grader Gordon Blue, a rotund chicken. Freewheeling full-page illustrations and sequential panels push the book into graphic novel territory and assume much of the storytelling duty. After Gordon and his younger brother, Benedict, accidentally fall into a vat of toxic sludge at their scientist uncle's lab ("Maybe we won't tell your mom about this..." quips Uncle Quack), superpowers manifest in both birds. Their "birdy senses" tingle when danger is near, and it certainly appears to be present at the Fowl Fall Festival when the chickens in attendance suddenly (and explosively) begin to lose their feathers. Puns, one-liners, and goofy superpowered action are in abundant supply over the story's eight chaptersâalong with plenty of "kapows," "zoings," and villainous laughterâas Kung Pow Chicken and his sidekick Egg Drop investigate. Just the thing for beginning readers eying the Captain Underpants shelf. Ages 5â7. Agent: Adriann Ranta, Wolf Literary Services. (Jan.)
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Gr 1â3âGordon Blue and his younger egg brother, Benedict, gain superpowers after taking an accidental dive into giant vat of toxic sludge while visiting Uncle Quack's laboratory. Gordon, aka Kung Pow Chicken, and Benedict get an opportunity to put their powers to the test. A crowd of chickens at the Fowl Fall Festival is suddenly featherless, and glowing cookies found near the scene are suspected to be linked to the crime. Granny Goosebumps, selling sweaters to the featherless victims, is scheming for a way to raise enough money to move to Florida, but Kung Pow Chicken and his faithful sidekick, Egg Drop, step in to save the day. The story is heavily illustrated and the cartoon style pairs nicely with the story's overall feel. Dialogue appears in speech bubbles, and the frequent poultry plays on words are sure to elicit giggles from young readers. This first offering in a series will have broad appeal among independent readers who have outgrown easy readers but are not yet ready for books relying more on text than illustration.âMatthew C. Winner, Ducketts Lane Elementary School, Elkridge, MD
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