Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That is just about the only question that isn't answered in this book, which pays tribute to this popular poultry. In an easy-to-read style, Pam Percy provides a colourful, entertaining account of chicken history; chicken breeds; the chicken's role in art and pop culture, myth, legend, religion, and folklore; plus information on chicken collectibles. With all this and more -- including a wide selection of words and phrases inspired by chicks, technical poultry terms, and ...
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That is just about the only question that isn't answered in this book, which pays tribute to this popular poultry. In an easy-to-read style, Pam Percy provides a colourful, entertaining account of chicken history; chicken breeds; the chicken's role in art and pop culture, myth, legend, religion, and folklore; plus information on chicken collectibles. With all this and more -- including a wide selection of words and phrases inspired by chicks, technical poultry terms, and instructions on how to say cock-a-doodle-doo in different languages and other trivia -- The Complete Chicken has something for every chicken lover. The light-hearted yet informative text is complemented by delightful illustrations, including photographs of different breeds. Also depicted are images of chickens in pop culture, chickens in advertisements, chicken collectibles (chickenalia) and popular poultry.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
