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Since Mr Bald with his intensive farming of hens has arrived in the village nobody buys Mr Franco eggs anymore. But how does that arrogant manage to keep the prices so low? And where does that hen so battered that Michelino found at the park come from? Teo and Betty are determined to find out. This is how the gang of the laying hens is born. With the help of a nice vet and a policeman in love, will the two friends be able to unravel the mystery and save many miserable hens? A tale that expose the unacceptable conditions in which animals live in intensive farming. A story of friendship that with turn and twists reminds us that everyone can do their small, big part  to make the world a better place.

Reading age: 6-7 years


Giorgia Cozza is a journalist mum who writes essays for parents and tales for children. Her manuals (Bebè a costo zero – Bebé at zero cost, Benvenuto fratellino Benvenuta sorellina – Welcome baby brother, Welcome baby sister, I giochi più stimolanti e creativi – The most stimulating and creative games, and others) have become an important point of reference for many families. With Il Ciliegio she published Ruffo cambia casa – Ruffo changes house, Un fratellino o una sorellina per Tommi –  A baby brother or a baby sister for Tommi, Avventura tra i ghiacci – Adventures among glaciers, Quando la mamma va al lavoro – When the mum goes to work, Gino Capriccino – Gino Capricious, La banda delle galline ovaiole – The gang of the laying hens.


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