Full Product Details
Author: Meg McKinlay ,
Leila Rudge
Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.
Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 13.60cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 20.70cm
Weight: 0.197kg
ISBN: 9780763657840
ISBN 10: 0763657840
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 28 February 2012
Recommended Age: From 7 to 9 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Keeping to the theme of old concepts in new guises, the sweet story recounted in Meg McKinlay's DUCK FOR A DAY gives us the eternal tension between pet-crazy children and pet-averse parents... This gentle chapter book for children ages 7-11 turns on the question of whether Abby, with her fastidious parents, or Noah, with his messy ones, will have the joy of hosting Max, the class duck, for one long delicious overnight...Leila Rudge sprinkles the pages with amusing drawings of the wide-faced human characters and the wide-bottomed duck. When things go awry (as they must) and Max vanishes from Abby's house, it takes all of her and Noah's ingenuity and mimicry to get him back safely.--Wall Street JournalA fresh take on a perennially appealing topic--the class pet... Appropriately for its audience, this early chapter book features an open and accessible layout, with frequent pencil illustrations that enhance the humor, help propel the action, and even occasionally add to characterization. Max may be a temporary visitor, but new readers will want to take DUCK FOR A DAY home on a more permanent basis.--The Horn Book
Keeping to the theme of old concepts in new guises, the sweet story recounted in Meg McKinlay's DUCK FOR A DAY gives us the eternal tension between pet-crazy children and pet-averse parents... This gentle chapter book for children ages 7-11 turns on the question of whether Abby, with her fastidious parents, or Noah, with his messy ones, will have the joy of hosting Max, the class duck, for one long delicious overnight...Leila Rudge sprinkles the pages with amusing drawings of the wide-faced human characters and the wide-bottomed duck. When things go awry (as they must) and Max vanishes from Abby's house, it takes all of her and Noah's ingenuity and mimicry to get him back safely.<br>--Wall Street Journal<br><br>A fresh take on a perennially appealing topic--the class pet... Appropriately for its audience, this early chapter book features an open and accessible layout, with frequent pencil illustrations that enhance the humor, help propel the action, and even occasionally add to characterization. Max may be a temporary visitor, but new readers will want to take DUCK FOR A DAY home on a more permanent basis.<br>--The Horn Book
Author Information
Meg McKinlay is a poet as well as a children's writer. She lives in Australia. Leila Rudge received a degree in illustration from Bath Spa University in her native England and now lives in Australia.
