Hit the Ball Duck
Author(s): Jez Alborough
New cover reissue in million copy best-selling Duck in the Truck series. Duck and friends go out one day with a bat, a ball and a glove to play. Duck hits the ball -- but where does it fall? On a branch in the tree, now they can't play at all. Frog has an idea, Duck lends a hand but nothing turns out quite as planned.
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'With a nod to Dr. Seuss and a wink to John Burningham, Jez Alborough deals an irresistible lesson in rhyme and rhythm as well as storytelling, which is hugely entertaining.' Child Education Reviews for Duck in the Truck: 'Rhyme, illustration, wit and inventiveness combine to produce outstanding quality.' TES Primary 'Alborough's text is perfect for reading out loud and the mix of close-up and panoramic illustrations give an animated, live-action feel.' Junior 'Colourful, arresting and busting with action.' Child Education Praise for Hit the Ball Duck: 'A really great story; the best Duck book so far.' The Guardian
General Fields
- :
- : HarperCollins Publishers
- : HarperCollins Children's Books
- : 0.279
- : 01 September 2009
- : 254mm X 284mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jez Alborough
- : chiefly col. Illustrations
- : Picture books; Character books
- : 40
- : 823.914
- : Jez Alborough
- : Jez Alborough
- : New edition
- : Paperback