Leslie Crawford, author of Sprig the Rescue Pig and Gwen the Rescue Hen, interviews Sy Montgomery. Montgomery’s enthusiasm and devotion to Earth’s creatures — and the similarities we share with them — has inspired her readers to get to know the eight-tentacled and big-brained wonders in The Soul of the Octopus, and taken us to the ends of the Earth and back to our own backyards in such award-winning books as Spell of the Tiger and Birdology.
Read MoreOn a sunny afternoon in August, Isabelle Cnudde, founder of Clorofil, the chicken rescue and educational nonprofit, is chatting amiably in her charming French accent with her feathered girls, breaking only to toss jewel-green grapes their way. “Hellooo, Luna!” she says to one who approaches, plucks a grape straight from her hand, and then hops up on the bench. “She’s one of my friendliest chickens,” Cnudde says smiling with visible pride.
Read MoreTogether they show children, and adults that “happily ever after” is a real thing—and making it happen can be as simple as letting chickens live like chickens.
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