Wow! it's great being a duck / story and pictures by Joan Rankin.
Record details
- ISBN: 0689817568 :
- Physical Description: [30] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1998, c1997.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | Lillee, the last to hatch and the smallest of the ducklings, would rather walk than learn to swim. Lillee, the smallest duck in her family, prefers walking to swimming and diving with her siblings, but a close encounter with a dangerous fox cures her of her fear of water. |
Target Audience Note: | 3.5 Follett Library Resources K-3 |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Ducks > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 13 of 15 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Ansonia Public Library | J.E. RAN (Text) | 34045081168085 | Juvenile Picture Book Hard | Available | - |
Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | E Ran (Text) | 33160117953813 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
Bethel Public Library | J-E RANKIN (Text) | 34030077436977 | Juvenile Easy | Available | - |
Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | jj RANKIN (Text) | 34000072044068 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Brookfield Library | E/Pets & Farm Animals/Ran (Text) | 34029073763368 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | E RANKIN (Text) | 34014077463223 | Juvenile Picture Book | Checked out | 04/11/2024 |
David M. Hunt Library - Falls Village | E Ran (Text) | 33180120688248 | Picture Book | Available | - |
Gunn Memorial Library - Washington | JPC RAN (Text) | 34055081664728 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Hall Memorial Library - Ellington | JP RANKIN, JOAN (Text) | 34037076809591 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Lebanon Elementary School | E RAN (Text) | 33431000113217 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
Wow! It's Great Being a Duck
Publishers Weekly
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In a starred review of this story of a "duck who marches to her own drummer," PW said, "The tale's sweet sensibility is spiked with sly whimsy, evident both in Rankin's pert prose and her blithe watercolors." Ages 4-8. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
School Library Journal Review
Wow! It's Great Being a Duck
School Library Journal
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PreS-Gr 1ĆĀLillee, the littlest and last-hatched duckling, refuses to join her siblings in the water, preferring to travel on foot instead. Still wearing a piece of eggshell like a cap, she sets out through the forest. Her vision is so impaired by this shell hat that she cannot see up. Therefore, although warned by her mother about foxes, she does not recognize the furry-legged creature who leads her to delicious food and urges her to eat up and get plump. Ultimately, as she grows bigger, the shell rises on her head, and she sees the fox in all his wicked greed. Immediately, she learns to run, fly, and swim and soon is leading a normal duck life in a safe environment. The bright, brisk narrative is easy to read yet filled with vivid words. The accompanying cartoon watercolors, lively and funny, in all sizes and positions throughout the text, and the type in various sizes and styles, complement perfectly the sparkling story.ĆĀPatricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Wow! It's Great Being a Duck
Kirkus Reviews
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A cumulative tale from Rankin (Scaredy Cat, 1996, etc.), as much about the choice of typeface as it is a story, falls short despite its elegant, finely detailed artwork. Lillee is the smallest and thinnest of her brood to hatch. She wears a remnant of shell on her head, obscuring her eyesight, and balks at entering the water, even though her mother cautions that something named ""Furry-legs, Long-tail, Sharp-snout, Pink-tongue Fox"" will gobble her up if she doesn't get wet. Lillee takes to walking and repeatedly encounters the fox, but doesn't recognize him. When the shock of his true identity registers, it blows the egg shard off Lillee's head, and the fox gives mortal chase. Lillee takes to the water, and the air, as never before, with instincts to duckdom that had been found wanting before the moment of truth. ""Wow! It's great being a duck!"" she chirrups, but it's not clear why fear of the fox brings the desired results when abandonment by her parent and siblings do not. The various font sizes are so aggressively manipulated that they mitigate any potential momentum. Copyright ĆĀ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
BookList Review
Wow! It's Great Being a Duck
Booklist
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Ages 3^-5. Lillie the duckling hatches from her egg and a piece of the shell remains on her head covering her eyes. His mother warns her about a dangerous, furry-legged, long-tailed, pink-tongued animal. But because Lillie can't see, the befuddled duckling doesn't put two and two together when the fox befriends her. But when the shell slips off, the duckling finally realizes her big mistake. An instant before she is to be dinner for the fox, the duck waddles, splashes, and finally flies out of reach. Children will delight in the story's subtle humor because they will realize the case of mistaken identity before the duckling does. The whimsical illustrations, rendered in soft spring colors, perfectly complement the exciting, fun-filled story. Sure to be a read-aloud favorite, this lively tale is a grand addition to picture-book collections. --April Judge
The Horn Book Review
Wow! It's Great Being a Duck
The Horn Book
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Lillee, last to hatch, isn't keen on swimming and flying like her siblings; instead, she sticks to the ground, where she meets a furry friend. But when her friend turns out to be a fox, pond and air take on new appeal. Witty watercolor illustrations and a playful design prove a perfect match for this gently humorous tale. From HORN BOOK Fall 1998, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.