Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell

Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell

A hardworking duck is rescued from life with a lazy farmer in this beautiful 25th anniversary board book edition of an award-winning classic. A stunning 25th anniversary large board book edition of a picture book classic, this is the story of a hardworking duck, who has the very bad luck of living with a lazy farmer. The duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields and cares for all the other animals on the farm – and all while the famer lies in bed! Oh, how the duck has to work! That is, until the day the other animals decide to take action, and come to the rescue with a simple, but heroic plan... Highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the winner of a British Book Award, this tale of farmyard friendship and justice is as powerful and as charming as ever, and is from two of the most celebrated picture book creators of all time – Owl Babies author, Martin Waddell, and Bear Hunt illustrator, Helen Oxenbury.

Born in Belfast, Martin Waddell was an aspiring football player for many years, before turning his hand to writing. He is now widely regarded as one of the greatest living children’s writers, and has over 220 published titles to his name. He is perhaps best known for Owl Babies, illustrated by Patrick Benson and Farmer Duck, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury; as well as the 1989 Kurt Maschler Award-winning The Park in the Dark and the Little Bear series, both illustrated by Barbara Firth. In 2004, Martin received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his lasting contribution to children’s literature, the highest career recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children’s books. He lives in Newcastle County Down, Northern Ireland.

Helen Oxenbury is among the most popular and critically acclaimed illustrators of her time. Her numerous books for children include Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell, We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, as well as her classic board books for babies. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Her most recent picture books include the critically acclaimed There's Going to Be a Baby, the first book-publishing collaboration between her and her husband John Burningham, and Charley's First Night and When Charley Met Granpa, written by Amy Hest. Helen lives in London. Find her on Twitter as @HelenOxenbury.

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ISBN 13	9781406365740
ISBN 10	1406365742
Title	Farmer Duck
Author	Martin Waddell
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Binding Type	Board book
Publisher	Walker Books Ltd
Year published	2016-07-01
Number of pages	28
Prizes	Winner of Galaxy British Book Awards: The Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year 1992 (UK), Winner of Nestle Smarties Book Prize 1991 (UK), Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP) 1991 (UK), Short-listed for Kurt Maschler Award 1991 (UK), Short-listed for Nottingham Children’s Book Award 1992 (UK), Short-listed for Parents’ Choice Award 1992 (United States), Short-listed for Sheffield Children’s Book Award 1992 (UK)
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