The little wood duck

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Title:

The little wood duck

Author:

Wildsmith, Brian.

ISBN:

9781595720429

9781595720498

Publication Information:

New York : Star Bright Books, c2006.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Reading Level:

AD 540 L Lexile

Subject Term:

Wood duck -- Fiction.

Ducks -- Fiction.

Animals -- Infancy -- Fiction.

Swimming -- Fiction.

Prejudices -- Fiction.

Heroes -- Fiction.

Summary:

The animals by the lake make fun of little Wood Duck for swimming in circles, but his uniqueness proves to be useful.

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Little Wood Duck can only swim in circles because his one foot is larger than the other, so he swims alone. When the nasty fox comes sniffing for a meal, the little duck can't paddle away, he can only swim in circles. This makes the fox so giddy he can't catch any of the ducklings.

Author Notes

Brian Wildsmith was born on January 22, 1930. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London for three years. He later taught maths at the Royal Military School of Music but left so that he could pursue painting.

He began working with Oxford University Press in the late 1950s when he was commissioned to illustrate 12 color plates for Tales from the Arabian Nights. He wrote and illustrated more than 80 books during his lifetime including A Christmas Story, Cat on the Mat, and ABC, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal. He died on August 31, 2016 at the age of 86.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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Horn Book Review

Wildsmith's trademark brilliant colors and richly textured patterns are used to full effect in these oversize books. Woodpecker details the conflict between a night-loving owl and the noisy woodpecker who takes up residence in his tree. In Duck, the main character is ridiculed because he can only swim in circles. Both books offer gentle lessons about respecting differences and learning to co-exist. [Review covers these titles: The Little Wood Duck and The Owl and the Woodpecker.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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