Fix-It Duck - Softcover

Jez Alborough

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007302894 ISBN 13: 9780007302895

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2009

Synopsis

Can he fix it? No he can't! Duck wants to show off his DIY skills. The trouble is, when Duck starts fixing things, the problems are only just beginning.

About this title

About the Author:

Jez was born in Kingston-upon-Thames in 1959. He went to art school in Norwich and then set about entering the competitive world of children's books. Jez has now written and illustrated over 30 picture books for children; he was runner-up of the 1985 Mother Goose Award with his first book, Bare Bear. Jez lives in London with his Danish wife.

From Booklist:

Ages 2-5. Mishap upon hilarious mishap follows one upon another when Fix-It Duck sets out to repair what he believes is his leaking roof. First Duck borrows a ladder from Sheep. But the skylight on Sheep's trailer is stuck, so well-intentioned Duck attempts to fix it. Instead, he breaks the window. Now Duck must tow Sheep's trailer into Goat's shed, where it will be out of the rain. But how to tow the trailer? Duck saws off the ladder he borrowed and uses it as a hitch, which works just fine until a swerve on a curve sends Duck's truck off in one direction--and the trailer in another. And so the slapstick fun proceeds, all of it presented in vibrantly colored frames of funny cartoon art that is well matched to Alborough's quick-footed rhyme: "'Look up the hill,' gasps Goat in dismay. 'It's Sheep,' quacks Duck, 'And he's coming this way!'" This entertaining adventure is sure to be a read-aloud favorite; try pairing it with Duck's previous escapade Duck in the Truck (1999) or one of Nancy Shaw's wacky sheep books, such as Sheep in a Jeep (1986). Ellen Mandel
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0007302894
• ISBN 13: 9780007302895
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40