Elmer /

Elmer /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Alanguilan, Gerry.
Imprint:	San Jose, CA : SLG Pub. ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2010.
Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Chickens -- Comic books, strips, etc. Racism -- Comic books, strips, etc. Speciesism -- Comic books, strips, etc. Anthropomorphism -- Comic books, strips, etc. Anthropomorphism. Chickens. Racism. Speciesism. Fantasy comic books, strips, etc. Young adult fiction. Graphic novels. Graphic novels -- United States. Comic books, strips, etc. Fantasy comic books, strips, etc. Fiction. Graphic novels. Young adult works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8368925

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ISBN:	9781593622046 (pbk.) 159362204X (pbk.)
Summary:	Jake Gallo, an intelligent chicken, returns to the farm where his father, Elmer, one of the first sentient chickens, is dying, where he reads Elmer's diary and talks to the man who protected his parents before chickens were declared human. "A window into an alternate Earth where chickens have suddenly acquired the intelligence and consciousness of humans, where they consider themselves a race no different from whites, browns, or blacks. Recognizing themselves to be sentient, the inexplicably evolved chickens push to attain rights for themselves as the newest members of the human race."--P. [4] of cover.
Target Audience:	"For mature readers"--P. [4] of cover.
Awards:	Booklist Editors' Choice Adult Books for Young Adults, 2010.

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Summary:	Elmer is a window into a world where chickens have suddenly acquiredthe intelligence and consciousness of humans, where they can now considerthemselves a race no different than browns, black, or whites. Recognizingthemselves to be sentient, the inexplicably evolved chickens push to attainrights for themselves as the newest members of the human race. Originally self-published by the author in the Philippines, this is thefirst US edition of the book and the first edition to be made available to thebook and library trade.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Audience:	"For mature readers"--P. [4] of cover.
Awards:	Booklist Editors' Choice Adult Books for Young Adults, 2010.
ISBN:	9781593622046 159362204X