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Bertie and the Alien Chicken

Paperback

An alien chicken bent on exterminating Earth is disarmed by the power of friendship in this hilarious and heartfelt tale from Lollie-award-winning author Jenny Pearson.

Bertie is NOT looking forward to spending the summer holidays on stinky Long Bottom Farm. But things take an interesting turn when he encounters Nugget, the alien chicken. Nugget’s mission is to find the Earth’s most important resource and transport it back to Nurgle 7, and he needs Bertie’s help. But what could the Earth’s most valuable resource be, and can they find it in time to stop the Nurgles exterminating the Earth?!

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

RRP: £7.99

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-80090-181-0

Interest age

9+

Reading age

8

Accelerated Reader Level

3.6

Publication Date

05-01-2023

Format

Paperback

Pages

120 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

An alien chicken bent on exterminating Earth is disarmed by the power of friendship in this hilarious and heartfelt tale from Lollie-award-winning author Jenny Pearson.

Bertie is NOT looking forward to spending the summer holidays on stinky Long Bottom Farm. But things take an interesting turn when he encounters Nugget, the alien chicken. Nugget’s mission is to find the Earth’s most important resource and transport it back to Nurgle 7, and he needs Bertie’s help. But what could the Earth’s most valuable resource be, and can they find it in time to stop the Nurgles exterminating the Earth?!

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author

Jenny Pearson, Illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff

Jenny Pearson's debut children's novel The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates won the Lollies 2022 and was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book of the Year 2020, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase and the UKLA Book awards. When she's not writing, Jenny enjoys inspiring young writers in her classroom and looking after her family and their many animals.

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-80090-181-0

Reading age

8

Interest age

9+

Accelerated Reader Level

3.6

Publication Date

05-01-2023

Format

Paperback

Pages

120 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

An alien chicken bent on exterminating Earth is disarmed by the power of friendship in this hilarious and heartfelt tale from Lollie-award-winning author Jenny Pearson.

Bertie is NOT looking forward to spending the summer holidays on stinky Long Bottom Farm. But things take an interesting turn when he encounters Nugget, the alien chicken. Nugget’s mission is to find the Earth’s most important resource and transport it back to Nurgle 7, and he needs Bertie’s help. But what could the Earth’s most valuable resource be, and can they find it in time to stop the Nurgles exterminating the Earth?!

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Author

Jenny Pearson, Illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff

Jenny Pearson's debut children's novel The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates won the Lollies 2022 and was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book of the Year 2020, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase and the UKLA Book awards. When she's not writing, Jenny enjoys inspiring young writers in her classroom and looking after her family and their many animals.