I Wish That I Had Duck Feet: Green Back Book (Dr. Seuss - Green Back Book) - Softcover

Seuss, Dr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 000717313X ISBN 13: 9780007173136

Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks, 2004

Synopsis

What would life be like if you had feet like a duck, or horns like a deer, a whale spout on your head, or a long, long nose? In this crazy tale a small boy imagines all these things, only to decide in the end that perhaps it’s better to be “ME” after all.

With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with nearly half a million books sold worldwide.

This delightful book forms part of the third stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of six more titles in January 2004, such all-time favourites as ‘The Lorax, ‘The Foot Book’ and ‘Yertle the Turtle’ boast bright new covers that incorporate much-needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. ‘I Wish That I Had Duck Feet’ belongs to the Green Back Book range.

About this title

Review:

“[Dr. Seuss] has...instilled a lifelong love of books, learning and reading [in children]” – The Telegraph

“Dr. Seuss ignites a child’s imagination with his mischievous characters and zany verses” – The Express

“The magic of Dr. Seuss, with his hilarious rhymes, belongs on the family bookshelf” – Sunday Times Magazine

“The author... has filled many a childhood with unforgettable characters, stunning illustrations, and of course, glorious rhyme” – The Guardian

“Dr. Seuss ignites a child's imagination with his mischievous characters and zany verses.” – The Express

About the Author:

Theodor Seuss Geisel – better known to his millions of fans as Dr. Seuss – was born the son of a park superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904. After studying at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and later at Oxford University in England, he became a magazine humorist and cartoonist, and an advertising man. He soon turned his many talents to writing children’s books, and his first book – ‘And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street’ – was published in 1937. His greatest claim to fame was the one and only ‘The Cat in the Hat’, published in 1957, the first of a successful range of early learning books known as Beginner Books.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 000717313X
• ISBN 13: 9780007173136
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Tobey B.