Farmer Duck - Softcover

Waddell, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 074453660X ISBN 13: 9780744536607

Publisher: Walker Books, 1995

Synopsis

A hardworking duck is rescued from life with a lazy farmer in this award-winning picture book classic from Owl Babies author, Martin Waddell, and Bear Hunt illustrator, Helen Oxenbury.

In this Kate Greenaway Medal and Kurt Maschler Award-winning modern classic, two of the most celebrated picture book creators of our time tell the story of a hardworking duck, who has the very bad luck of living with a lazy farmer. The duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields and cares for the other animals on the farm – and all while the famer lies in bed! That is until the day the animals decide to take action ... and come to the rescue with a simple, but heroic plan.

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Review:

A lazy and fat farmer spends all day in bed, eating chocolates and reading the newspaper, while his poor duck has to do all the work on the farm. One evening, the exhausted duck collapses in tears, to be comforted by chickens. The farm animals are very fond of the duck, and outraged by the farmer's behaviour, so they hatch a plan.

This engaging cross between Cinderella and George Orwell's Animal Farm, won the Smarties Book Prize, was British Book Awards Children's Illustrated Book of the Year and was also Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. (Ages 4 to 8)--Lisa Gee

A Big Book edition is also available.

Review:

Helen Oxenbury's illustrations speak volumes... They're a perfect match for Martin Waddell's equally excellent text. * Books for Keeps * Marvellously expressive pictures and a satisfying text make this the outstanding picture book of the year. * The Sunday Times * This book will be bought for years. * The Independent on Sunday *

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 074453660X
• ISBN 13: 9780744536607
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Oxenbury Helen