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Farmer Duck


Candlewick Press Big Books

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No. of pages 32

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Great for age 0-11 years
A hardworking duck is rescued from life with a lazy farmer in this beautiful 25th anniversary edition of an award-winning classic. "Marvellously expressive pictures and a satisfying text make this the outstanding picture book of the year" The Sunday Times A stunning 25th anniversary edition of a modern classic from two of the most celebrated picture book creators of all time - Owl Babies author, Martin Waddell, and Bear Hunt illustrator, Helen Oxenbury - this is a story of farmyard friendship and justice. Highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the winner of a British Book Award, this is a beautiful edition to share and treasure with a foreword and gorgeous gold foil on the cover and spine.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2016 by Walker Books Ltd .

Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Helen Oxenbury is the renowned illustrator of many classic picture books, including We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas. Ms. Oxenbury lives with her husband, illustrator John Burningham, in North London.

This book contains the following story:

Farmer Duck
Farmer Duck isn't your average duck. This duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm--all because the owner of the farm is too lazy to do these things himself. But when Farmer Duck finally collapses from exhaustion, the farmyard animals come to the rescue with a simple but heroic plan.

This book is in the following series:

Candlewick Press Big Books

Little Books

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

British Book Award
This book was recognised in the Illustrated Children's Book of the Year category by the British Book Award.

Smarties Book Award
This book was recognised by the Smarties Book Award.

Smarties Book Award
This book was recognised in the Ages 0-5 Years category by the Smarties Book Award.

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