Just Ducks!
Read and Wonder
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · February 25, 2014
"Pitch-perfect throughout, enthusiastic and confident. . . .
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- Who it’s for
- A city river becomes an inviting introduction to ducks, observed with curiosity and cheer.
- Themes
- Mallard ducks, Observing urban wildlife, Duck behavior
- Genres
- Ducks & Geese, Birds
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"Pitch-perfect throughout, enthusiastic and confident. . . . Positively ducky all around." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) The young girl in this story may live in the city, but outside her window there’s a river full of mallard ducks! She hears them as soon as she wakes up, and on the way to school she sees them upside down bobbing for food.
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Interspersed with fun facts, her enthusiastic commentary about her feathered neighbors — what they look like, how they behave, where they nest, where they sleep — pairs swimmingly with cheerful watercolor illustrations. Back matter includes an index and a note about ducks.
Duckside Curiosity
A city river becomes an inviting introduction to ducks, observed with curiosity and cheer.
Come here for
- Enjoy the small details of mallards’ looks, habits, nests, and sleeping spots.
Expect
- Cheerful watercolor illustrations alongside lively commentary and duck facts.
- An index and a note about ducks round out the book.
Where it sits
| Birds | 95% |
|---|---|
| Ducks & Geese | 80% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ducks & Geese
- City & Town Life
- Science & Nature
- Authors
- Nicola Davies
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- February 25, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Mallard ducks · Observing urban wildlife · Duck behavior
- Reading lane
- Ducks & Geese