Quack! (Hardcover)

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PreSchool-Grade 1-Quack, a little pink duck, is feeling adventurous, so after looking through his telescope, he decides to take a trip to the moon. After blastoff, his friends-the raccoons, Little Dog, Mrs. Cow, and the crocodiles-miss him. Meanwhile, the duck is so sad that he decides to return home, and all of the animals are happy. This quirky story is written in "the international language of Ducks." Simple phrases, such as "But the Raccoons," "And Little Dog," and "Even Mrs. Cow," are written in English, but the dialogue is in Duck: "And the Crocodiles? `Quack quacked Quack, too!'" The colorful, full-page illustrations were created from hand-sewn quilts. Each fabric collage is a rainbow of different colors, including soft purples, blues, oranges, greens, reds, and yellows, and the artist has worked an amazing amount of expression into each animal's face, from the pink crocodiles to the forlorn raccoons. Although this is an odd duck of a book, very young children will love saying the word quack over and over again, and may be speaking the language of ducks for hours after reading the story.
Kristin de Lacoste, South Regional Public Library, Pembroke Pines, FL
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description

A trip to the moon with the author of a Caldecott Award winning book!

"Quack quack quack quack quack!" That's Quack for "This is a great read-aloud!" This charming and unique book is written in quack--the international language of ducks--by author Arthur Yorinks and illustrated with quilts by textile artist Adrienne Yorinks.

Quack! tells the story of a young duck who builds a rocket ship and blasts off for a trip to the moon. But as soon as he leaves, his friends start to miss him. Far away in outer space, he misses them, too. How will he ever get home? Why, with a quack-quack here and a quack-quack there, of course.

Children love to imitate animal sounds, and Quack! will quack them up.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810935481
• ISBN-13: 978-0810935488
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,656,115 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter's favorite book, September 10, 2006

By	JB (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

I have to admit, when I was given this book -- whose text is predominantly the word "quack" -- I was skeptical. It seemed a little like a cop-out to avoid writing clever dialog, but once I read it to my 14 month old daughter, I was sold. It immediately became her most requested book. At her age, repeating animal sounds is fun, and nothing is better than a book full of "quack." She can even read along! She's now almost 17 months and "Quack!" is still her favorite (although Dr. Suess runs a close second).

5.0 out of 5 stars Quack rules!, May 2, 2006

By	Mark Bailey "part-time reader" (Paris) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is such a great book. My kids love it and my wife and I get a kick out of it as well. There is something quircky and witty about using sounds in the place of words, and when kids get it; it's really fun for them. My 2 year-old especially loves this book. He has now taken to substituing words in everyday speach with other animal sounds. Its pretty funny. Anyway, if you have a child, under the age of about 4 I would buy this book right now. Your kid(s) will love it!

5.0 out of 5 stars speaking duck is fun!, June 12, 2003

By A Customer

Of all of our children's books, my one year old daughter enjoys it when I read this one to her the most. She laughs when I "quack, quack, quacked quack!" It's amazing, but I understand duck!