Nobody's Duck
Title | Nobody's Duck PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Sullivan |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 43 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0544792505 |
In a surprising twist, Alligator helps Duck find his family.
Duck for Turkey Day
Title | Duck for Turkey Day PDF eBook |
Author | Jacqueline Jules |
Publisher | Weigl Publishers |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2018-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1489682600 |
It's almost Thanksgiving, and Tuyet is excited about the holiday and the vacation from school. There's just one problem: her Vietnamese American family is having duck for Thanksgiving dinner—not turkey! Nobody has duck for Thanksgiving. What will her teacher and the other kids think? To her surprise, Tuyet enjoys her yummy thanksgiving dinner anyhow, and an even bigger surprise is waiting for her at school on Monday. Dinners from roast beef to lamb to enchiladas adorned the Thanksgiving tables of her classmates, but they all had something in common—family! Kids from families with different traditions will enjoy this warm story about "the right way" to celebrate an American holiday.
Duck, Death and the Tulip
Title | Duck, Death and the Tulip PDF eBook |
Author | Wolf Erlbruch |
Publisher | Gecko Press (Tm) |
Pages | 18 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1877467146 |
In a strangely heart-warming story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. Death, Duck and the Tulip will intrigue, haunt and enchant readers of all ages. Simple, warm, and witty, this book deals with a difficult subject in a way that is elegant, straightforward, and life-affirming.
Odd Duck
Title | Odd Duck PDF eBook |
Author | Cecil Castellucci |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2013-05-14 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1596435577 |
Theodora the duck sets a good example for her friend Chad, but who is the odd duck?
Do Like a Duck Does!
Title | Do Like a Duck Does! PDF eBook |
Author | Judy Hindley |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2021-05-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1536221384 |
"Story hour alert! Here’s a book with a clever premise, a bouncy text, and sunny, funny pictures. . . . Supremely satisfying." — Booklist (starred review) Mama Duck has a good hunch that the big brown creature waddling behind her babies is no duck! As the foxy impostor sneaks closer and closer to Mama Duck’s trailing brood, little ones will delight in shouting out his identity. Infectious rhythms and fresh, expressive watercolors liven up the pursuit, which ends when Mama Duck confronts the villain, beak to snout, and beats him at his own game.
Nobody's Fool
Title | Nobody's Fool PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Russo |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 561 |
Release | 2011-11-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307809927 |
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls, this slyly funny, moving novel about a blue-collar town in upstate New York—and about Sully, one of its unluckiest citizens, who has been doing the wrong thing triumphantly for fifty years—is a classic American story. "Remarkable.... A revelation of the human heart." —The Washington Post Divorced from his own wife and carrying on halfheartedly with another man's, saddled with a bum knee and friends who make enemies redundant, Sully now has one new problem to cope with: a long-estranged son who is in imminent danger of following in his father's footsteps. With its uproarious humor and a heart that embraces humanity's follies as well as its triumphs, Nobody's Fool, from Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Richard Russo, is storytelling at its most generous. Nobody’s Fool was made into a movie starring Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Jessica Tandy, and Melody Griffith. Look for Everybody’s Fool, available now, and Somebody’s Fool, coming soon.
The Story About Ping
Title | The Story About Ping PDF eBook |
Author | Marjorie Flack |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 33 |
Release | 2014-09-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0448482339 |
The Story About Ping covers the concepts Family and Problem Solving. This classic children’s book was first published in 1933 and is still as delightful and relevant as ever. Ping’s owner takes him and his siblings to the river for dinner. When it’s time to go, Ping is the last duck in the water and, as such, will receive a spanking. To avoid punishment, he hides—only to be captured the next morning by a young boy for his family’s dinner. Finally Ping is set free, and when he sees his master’s boat, the last thing he fears is a spanking—he’s just thankful to be home!