Chook Chook (8 page)

Also in this series by Wai Chim

CHOOK CHOOK: MEI'S SECRET PETS

They were the fuzziest, funniest and most finely feathered baby chooks I had ever seen.

Since the death of Mei's father, her ma has refused to keep animals on the family farm. So when Mei finds two baby chickens, she shares her delightful discovery with no one but her older brother Guo.

Mei does her best to keep her newfound friends a secret, but all does not go as planned. When Ma sells the chooks to the fearsome one-eyed butcher, their fates seem sealed.

A heartfelt tale of love, loss and the power of kindness set against the backdrop of rural China.

ISBN 978 0 7022 4946 4

First published 2013 by University of Queensland Press

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© Wai Chim 2013

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Cover design and illustrations by Aileen Lord

Typeset in 14.5/20pt
Bembo by Post Pre-press Group, Brisbane

Printed in Australia by McPherson's Printing Group

Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

National Library of Australia

Chim, Wai, author.

Chook chook : Little and Lo in the city / Wai Chim.

ISBN (pbk) 978 0 7022 4975 4

ISBN (pdf) 978 0 7022 5134 4

ISBN (epub) 978 0 7022 5135 1

ISBN (kindle) 978 0 7022 5136 8

For children.

Chickens – China – Juvenile fiction.

Pets – China – Juvenile fiction.

A823.4

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Kevin Lo