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Is part of Chook Chook Wai Chim , 2012 series - author children's fiction
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Mei's Secret Pets
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'From a new voice in children's storytelling comes a heartfelt tale of love, loss and the power of kindness set against the backdrop of rural China. Since the death of Mei's father, her ma has refused to keep animals on the family farm. So when Mei finds two baby chickens, she shares her delightful discovery with no one but her older brother Guo. Mei does her best to keep her newfound friends a secret, but all does not go as planned.

'When Ma sells the chooks to the fearsome one-eyed butcher, their fates seem sealed. Is there anything Mei can do to save her beloved chooks from the butcher's knife?' 

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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  • Dedication: To my mother and father, for the nursery rhymes.

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  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is set in China and has Chinese characters.

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Chook Chook: Mei's Secret Pets by Wai Chim Vicki Stanton , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , November 2012;

— Review of Mei's Secret Pets Wai Chim , 2012 single work children's fiction
[Review] Mei's Secret Pets Joy Lawn , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 27 no. 4 2012; (p. 32)

— Review of Mei's Secret Pets Wai Chim , 2012 single work children's fiction
[Review] Mei's Secret Pets Joy Lawn , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 27 no. 4 2012; (p. 32)

— Review of Mei's Secret Pets Wai Chim , 2012 single work children's fiction
Chook Chook: Mei's Secret Pets by Wai Chim Vicki Stanton , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , November 2012;

— Review of Mei's Secret Pets Wai Chim , 2012 single work children's fiction
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