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Books with title The Silly Chicken -- El pollo bobo

  • The Silly Chicken -- El pollo bobo

    Idries Shah, Jeff Jackson

    Paperback (Hoopoe Books, Sept. 1, 2015)
    The Silly Chicken is a delightful and humorous tale about a chicken who learns to speak as we do – with surprising and unexpected consequences. The events that follow intrigue young children and, and at the same time, alert them in a very amusing way to the dangers of being too quick to believe everything you hear. Illustrator Jeff Jackson creates a lively and amusing world, rich in color and expression, in which anything can happen. This tale is one of the many hundreds of Sufi developmental stories collected by Idries Shah from oral and written sources in Central Asia and the Middle East. For more than a thousand years this story has entertained young people and helped to foster in them the ability to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves. Éste es un encantador cuento de un pollo que aprende a hablar como nosotros. Esta historia va a intrigar a los niños pequeños y, al mismo tiempo, va a alertarlos, de forma graciosa, sobre los peligros de ser demasiado crédulos. Este es el primer libro para niños del ilustrador/animador Jeff Jackson. Expresa su inusual habilidad para crear un mundo vívido y entretenido, rico en color, en el que cualquier cosa puede ocurrir.
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  • The Silly Chicken/ El Pollo Bobo

    Idries Shah, Jeff Jackson

    Hardcover (Hoopoe Books, June 15, 2005)
    A Sufi teaching tale of a chicken that has learned to speak as people do and spreads an alarming warning, which causes the townspeople to panic without first considering the messenger.
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  • The Silly Chicken

    Idries Shah, Jeff Jackson

    eBook (Hoopoe Books, Sept. 22, 2015)
    The Silly Chicken is a delightful and humorous tale about a chicken who learns to speak as we do – with surprising and unexpected consequences. The events that follow intrigue young children and, and at the same time, alert them in a very amusing way to the dangers of being too quick to believe everything you hear.This tale is one of the many hundreds of Sufi developmental stories collected by Idries Shah from oral and written sources in Central Asia and the Middle East. For more than a thousand years this story has entertained young people and helped to foster in them the ability to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves.Illustrator Jeff Jackson creates a lively and amusing world, rich in color and expression, in which anything can happen.
  • The Silly Chicken/El Pollo Bobo

    Idries Shah, Jeffrey W Jackson, Rita Wirkala

    Paperback (Hoopoe Books, March 1, 2006)
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  • The Silly Chicken

    Idries Shah, Jeff Jackson

    Paperback (Hoopoe Books, Feb. 22, 2017)
    The Silly Chicken is a delightful and humorous tale about a chicken who learns to speak as we do - with surprising and unexpected consequences. The events that follow intrigue young children and, and at the same time, alert them in a very amusing way to the dangers of being too quick to believe everything you hear. This is illustrator/animator Jeff Jackson’s first children’s book. It expresses his unique ability to create a lively and amusing world, rich in color, in which anything can happen.
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  • The Silly Chicken

    Idries Shah, Jeff Jackson

    Paperback (Hoopoe Books, March 23, 2017)
    The Silly Chicken is a delightful and humorous tale about a chicken who learns to speak as we do - with surprising and unexpected consequences. The events that follow intrigue young children and, and at the same time, alert them in a very amusing way to the dangers of being too quick to believe everything you hear. This is illustrator/animator Jeff Jackson’s first children’s book. It expresses his unique ability to create a lively and amusing world, rich in color, in which anything can happen.
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  • The Silly Chicken

    Idries Shah, Jeff Jackson

    Paperback (Hoopoe Books, Sept. 22, 2015)
    The Silly Chicken is a delightful and humorous tale about a chicken who learns to speak as we do – with surprising and unexpected consequences. The events that follow intrigue young children and, and at the same time, alert them in a very amusing way to the dangers of being too quick to believe everything you hear. Illustrator Jeff Jackson creates a lively and amusing world, rich in color and expression, in which anything can happen. This tale is one of the many hundreds of Sufi developmental stories collected by Idries Shah from oral and written sources in Central Asia and the Middle East. For more than a thousand years this story has entertained young people and helped to foster in them the ability to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves.
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  • The Silly Chicken

    Idries Shah, Jeff Jackson

    Hardcover (Ishk Book Service, Sept. 16, 2000)
    A Sufi teaching tale of a chicken that has learned to speak as people do and spreads an alarming warning, which causes the townspeople to panic without first considering the messenger.
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  • The Silly Chicken

    Idries Shah, Jeff Jackson

    Paperback (Hoopoe Books, July 21, 2018)
    The Silly Chicken is a delightful and humorous tale about a chicken who learns to speak as we do - with surprising and unexpected consequences. The events that follow intrigue young children and, and at the same time, alert them in a very amusing way to the dangers of being too quick to believe everything you hear. This is illustrator/animator Jeff Jackson's first children's book. It expresses his unique ability to create a lively and amusing world, rich in color, in which anything can happen.This story belongs to the rich and ancient storytelling tradition of Central Asia and the Middle East. Retold here by the author and educator Idries Shah, it is one of a series of illustrated books for the young. These tales are designed to foster thinking skills and perception. In an entertaining way, the stories introduce children to interesting aspects of human behavior and help them learn to recognize these patterns in daily life.
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  • The Silly Chicken

    Idries Shah, Jeff Jackson

    Paperback (Hoopoe Books, June 15, 2005)
    A Sufi teaching tale of a chicken that has learned to speak as people do and spreads an alarming warning, which causes the townspeople to panic without first considering the messenger.
  • The Silly Chicken/El Pollo Bobo

    Idries Shah

    Paperback (Hoopoe Books, Aug. 16, 1800)
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