The Birdy Snatchers: A Branches Book (Kung Pow Chicken #3) [Paperback]

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

In the third book in this full-color series, Gordon's birdy senses are tingling like crazy! All over the city, chickens are acting strangely. Have they been turned into zombies?! This superhero knows that only a bad guy would steal brains! Kung Pow Chicken is hot on the evil Birdbrain's tail feathers--that is, until an army of zombies birdy-snatches him! What's a superhero to do?

Praise forLet's Get Cracking!:

An Amazon Best Book of the Month, January 2014

* 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! --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

This hilarious kickoff to the Kung Pow Chicken series [is] just the thing for beginning readers. --Publishers Weekly

Step aside, Captain Underpants! There is a new hero in town--this time, with feathers.... 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. --Booklist

Frequent poultry plays on words are sure to ellicit giggles from young readers. This [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. --

Praise forBok! Bok! Boom!:

An Amazon Big Spring Book, 2014

Plenty of punny action in the colorful mix of comic panels and short paragraphs of text. Fans lÛ