Farmer Duck by Waddell Martin
There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed - until one day the other animals decided to take action! This title won the Smarties Book Prize in 1991.
"Exceptional.. a book to linger over. Martin Waddell's text is simple and spare but it carries a powerful message." Children's Books of the Year; "Marvellously expressive pictures and a satisfying text make this the outstanding picture book of the year." The Sunday Times"
Martin Waddell is one of the most acclaimed writers for children of all ages. He has twice won the Smarties Book Prize - for Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? and Farmer Duck as well as the Best Books for Babies Award for Rosie's Babies and the Kurt Maschler Award for The Park in the Dark. Other titles include Who Do You Love?; The Hollyhock Wall; Owl Babies: Night Night. Cuddly Bear; A Kitten Called Moonlight; Tom Rabbit, and many stories for older readers. Helen Oxenbury is one of today's most established popular children's book illustrators. She first won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1969, and won again in 2000 for her classic and highly acclaimed version of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Other acclaimed works include the First Picture Books and the Tom and Pippo books, and three Smarties Book Prize-winning picture books, Farmer Duck; We're Going on a Bear Hunt and So Much, all three of which were also Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. In addition, So Much won the Kurt Maschler Award. Helen is married to illustrator John Burningham and they have three children.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780744581737 |
| ISBN 10 | 0744581737 |
| Title | Farmer Duck |
| Author | Waddell Martin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Walker Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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