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K-3
In their second book, the two chicks have trepidations about their first day at school. At first, everyone seems too busy to talk to them, but after the other animal children help them across a stream during outside time, the chicks feel braver and begin to make friends. The perky animals in the illustrations are just right for this amiable take on a familiar situation.