Kung Pow Chicken

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 this exciting full-color series, Gordon Blue transforms into Kung Pow Chicken, an avian superhero who fights crime in the city of Fowladelphia. The first book in the series kicks off when Gordon's birdy senses lead him to a festival. Suddenly, POOF! Feathers fill the air and shivering naked chickens are everywhere. Why have all these chickens lost their feathers? Forced to wear wooly sweaters, the city itches for a hero. Kung Pow Chicken hops into his Beakmobile to save the day!

Everyone's favorite superhero, Kung Pow Chicken, is back! 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 second book in this full-color series, Gordon Blue's mom drags him to a night at the opera. The show turns fowl though when its star singer is chicknapped! The evil Bantam plans to turn the singer's super-high voice into a supersonic weapon. It's up to Kung Pow Chicken to rescue her in time! Filled with humor and action-packed, this book will keep kids turning the pages! Praise for Let'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 for Bok! 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 will be glad Kung Pow has at least two more adventures on the way." -- Kirkus Reviews"Jokes and puns will keep the attention of eager new readers looking for a fast-paced, funny adventure with unlikely superheroes." -- School Library JournalPraise for The Birdy Snatchers:An Amazon Editor's Pick, Summer 2014 Cyndi Marko writes and draws books for kids, but she doesn't mind if adults read them, too. Cyndi is the author and illustrator of the Kung Pow Chicken early chapter book series, This Little Piggy: An Owner's Manual and Boo! Hiss! early chapter books, and the Sloth Sleuth middle grade graphic novel series. She currently lives in British Columbia, Canada, with her two noisy, freeloading roommates Cathulhu and Salem P. Cat. Praise for Let'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 for Bok! 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 will be glad Kung Pow has at least two more adventures on the way." -- Kirkus Reviews"Jokes and puns will keep the attention of eager new readers looking for a fast-paced, funny adventure with unlikely superheroes." -- School Librar

Kung Pow Chicken is everyone's favorite avian superhero! 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 for Let'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." -- School Library Journal Praise for Bok! 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 will be glad Kung Pow has at least two more adventures on the way." -- Kirkus Reviews "Jokes and puns will keep the attention of eager new readers looking for a fast-paced, funny adventure with unlikely superheroes." -- School Library Journal Praise for The Birdy Snatchers: An Amazon Editor's Pick, Summer 2014 Cyndi Marko writes and draws books for kids, but she doesn't mind if adults read them, too. Cyndi is the author and illustrator of the Kung Pow Chicken early chapter book series, This Little Piggy: An Owner's Manual and Boo! Hiss! early chapter books, and the Sloth Sleuth middle grade graphic novel series. She currently lives in British Columbia, Canada, with her two noisy, freeloading roommates Cathulhu and Salem P. Cat. Praise for Let'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 for Bok! 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 will be glad Kung Pow has at least two more adventures on the way." -- Kirkus Reviews"Jokes and puns will keep the attention of eager new reade

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! Gordon Blue's birdy senses are tingling like never before in this fourth book in the series. The Blue family travels to New Yolk City. While in the Big Egg, Egg Drop wants to go to the first-ever Sidekick Super-Con-a big party for sidekicks. But with all of the world's sidekicks in one basket, the new bad guy, Ticklebeak, and his Bad Eggs soon chicknap the sidekicks! Kung Pow Chicken will have to save the doomed sidekicks fast-the egg timer is ticking!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, 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 fifth installment of this action-packed full-color series, heroes Kung Pow Chicken, Egg Drop, and Beak Girl go back in time to save the future! A mishap in Professor Quack's lab sends the team to dino times, where they encounter an evil chicken who wants to bring dinosaurs back to the future - and take over Fowladelphia! With help from a new dinosaur friend, the heroes get to work. Will they make it home in time for dinner?