The magnificent chicken : portraits of the fairest fowl /

Over 40 breeds take center stage in stunning glamour shots - including copious new photography and more than a dozen new birds. Textual profiles offer fascinating insight into the origins, feather patterns, and special features of each breed, all accompanied by location shots of the shows, details o...

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Author / Contributor: Staples, Tamara
Other authors / contributors: Velbel, Christa
Imprint: San Francisco [Calif.] : Chronicle Books, ©2013.
Format: Book
Language:English
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505 0 |a Trying to respect a chicken by Ira Glass : The experiences and insights of the host of Public Radio International's This American Life during one of Tamara's chicken photo shoots. -- The world of champion chickens : Getting up-close and personal with the amazing chickens of the poultry show circuit. -- The standard of perfection : On judgment day, chickens of every national origin march (or strut) to this tune. -- The chickens : Pictures of perfection, or something very near it, at least. Prize-winning chickens and what makes them that way. -- Resources. 
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