Dr. Duck - Hardcover

H.M. Ehrlich

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0531302547 ISBN 13: 9780531302545

Publisher: Orchard Books, 2000

Synopsis

From morning until night Dr. Duck takes care of all the animals when they are ill by visiting them in his big red van, but who will take care of him when the good doctor gets sick?

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

This jolly picture book should prove the perfect elixir for young readers with a case of doctor-itis. Driving his big red van, Dr. Duck makes forest-, barnyard- and pasture-calls to treat his menagerie of patients, prescribing such remedies as "Cough syrup for a sheep/ Who had a bad flu/ Pink pills for a cow/ Too hoarse to moo" (dialogue balloons within the art show the duck telling the sheep, "This will do for the flu" and reassuring the cow, "Take two and you'll moo!"). But when Dr. Duck finds himself laid up with a terrible fever, who will care for him? Luckily his grateful patients come to the rescue and Dr. Duck is soon fit as a fiddle. In jaunty and sweet-natured rhymes, Ehrlich (who appears to be Harriet Ziefert, writing under a pseudonym) clearly expresses the rewards Dr. Duck reaps in his caring profession. Rader's (Pete's Chicken) spry and sunny watercolors capture a compassionate and friendly animal community at its best. Satisfied kids will soon attest that Dr. Duck is no quack. Ages 3-6. (Mar.)
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From Kirkus Reviews:

Dr. Duck takes to his van each morning to make the rounds of his woodland constituency. There are rabbits and weasels and beavers in need of ministering, a moose requires stitches, a mouse has a fever. Dr. Duck needs to dispense ``Cough syrup for a sheep / Who had a bad flu. / Pink pills for a cow / Too hoarse to moo.'' But when good Dr. Duck returns to his house at the end of his day, he feels a cold of his own coming on. Who should come to his succor but his patients, some on the hysterical side (the skunks are afraid he is going to die), but most ready to practice upon the doctor his own brand of tender care. ``The puppy brought juice. / The moose brought tea. / The weasels tucked him in / As snug as he could be.'' For those who have never experienced the protectorship of a doctor's house call, this is a good introduction, and Rader's Dr. Duck conveys the right blend of avuncularity and doctoring authority. Thank you, Dr. Duck. (Picture book. 3-6)-- Copyright © 2000 Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orchard Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0531302547
• ISBN 13: 9780531302545
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 36
• Illustrator: Laura Rader