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The Duck and the Kangaroo
Average rating
3.1 out of 5
Based on 98 Ratings and 31 Reviews

Book Description


Meet Duck.

Duck has a yen for travel and adventure. Duck also has some very wet, cold feet and a gift for loyalty and compromise.

Meet Kangaroo.

Kangaroo has been around the world and back, and is looking for a little bit of luck.

Or a duck.

When Duck and Kangaroo meet, it's a match made in . . . heaven.

Ah, love-ain't it grand?More
Book Information
PublisherGreenwillow Books
BindingHardcover (7 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-100061366838
ISBN-13978-0061366833
Publication Date09/29/2009
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About Edward Lear (Author) : Edward Lear is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Edward Lear include Nonsense Songs and Stories, The Owl and the Pussyca... more
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About Jane Wattenberg (Illustrator) : Jane Wattenberg is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Jane Wattenberg include Mrs. Mustard's Baby Faces: Revised and enlarged!, Never Cry Woof!... more
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9/3/2009 Jane Wattenberg said:
At last, Edward Lear's fabulous love poem, THE DUCK AND THE KANGAROO, comes to life in a book of it's own! “My life is a bore in this nasty pond, and I long to go out in the world beyond. I wish I could hop like you,” said the Duck to the Kangaroo. In this book, Jane Wattenberg has woven Edwar... more

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