Product Description

A diminutive red-haired man no bigger than a hen's egg, Rhode Island Red leaves his home among the chickens and travels throughout Rhode Island, becoming a legendary figure through his many heroic exploits.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2087263 in Books
• Published on: 1993-02
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback

From Publishers Weekly
The dashing derring-do of this eponymous hero is set forth in eight piquant chapters that offer, according to PW , "high adventure and rib-tickling hilarity in the best tall-tale tradition." Ages 8-12.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6 --Manes' fans will cackle over this story of a chick-size hero named Rhode Island Red, a boy born into a chicken family. In the tradition of folk heroes such as Teeny-Tiny and Hop 'o My Thumb, Red is the littler-than-little guy who performs bigger-than-big jobs. The narrative is full of Manes' sometimes weird, sometimes too-obvious humor (you can't win 'em all). Red's neatest joke/accomplishment is to put a chicken in every pot in Providence, RI to win an election. He thinks the job through, gets his chicken kin to go with him, and has them step in every pot brought out in every house in town. In the wacky fantasy line, Manes has a number of titles; this one isn't his strongest, as it's based on punnery taken to the extreme. It almost works. --George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.