Farmer Duck
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 1992 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Farmer Duck

Written by Martin Waddell · Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

Part of the Little Favourites series

A duck's exhaustion sparks a farmyard rebellion against a lazy farmer.

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40 pages· 398 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· 420L
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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
Themes & topics
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Ages 3–7 · 1994
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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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