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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 1992 · Est. 4 min read-aloud
Farmer Duck
By Martin Waddell, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)
Part of the Little Favourites series
A duck's exhaustion sparks a farmyard rebellion against a lazy farmer.
40 pages· 398 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
On a farm where a duck does all the work, exhaustion finally takes its toll. As the duck collapses, the other animals rally together, devising a clever plan to confront the indolent farmer. Will their scheme succeed in teaching him a lesson and restoring balance to the farm? Discover the power of unity and justice in this charming tale of farmyard camaraderie.
From the publisher
Tired of having to do all the work for a lazy farmer, Farmer Duck collapses from exhaustion, but the farmyard animals come up with an ingenious rescue scheme designed to teach the slothful farmer a much-needed lesson.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 398
- Reading age
- 3–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 420L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
4.5
out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.2
- F&P level
- ~L
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 7560
Publication
- Published
- March 14, 2017
- First published
- April 1, 1992
- Publisher
- Candlewick
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780763695613
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