Monkey and Duck Quack Up!

Author: Hamburg, Jennifer

Edition: Illustrated

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 32

Details:

Colorful comedy, rollicking rhyme, charismatic characters, and a funny friendship -- this winning picture book has got it all! Duck and Monkey,best of friends,as different as odds and ends. Monkey's eager, Duck's laid-back.Together do they have the knackto be a winning rhyming teamand satisfy a monkey's dream?Turn the page and try your luck.See if you can out-rhyme Duck! From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 2—When Monkey spies a sign advertising a two-person rhyming contest, he is certain that he and his pal Duck can easily win the grand prize of a three-day cruise. "We can do this, we can rhyme!/We're young, we're hip, we're in our prime." Unfortunately, Monkey's desire to find rhyming words jointly is squelched by Duck's inability to respond with anything but "Quack!" Monkey offers up "Beat, Sheet, Meet, Greet…Wash your feet…Trick or treat." "Quack" is Duck's only response. When a frustrated Monkey is about to give up, then inspiration strikes. They enter the contest, and Monkey recites words that rhyme with quack: "Rack, Sack, Plaque, Track!" and so on. After winning the contest, they have a great time on their cruise. True to their personality differences, Duck relaxes and Monkey tries every activity offered. The pleasing, digitally rendered illustrations are presented in bold yellow and orange, on backgrounds of green, blue, and purple. The text rhymes, of course, although at times it is a bit forced and singsong. The surprise ending lifts this tale a bit, but the book will serve best as an additional purchase.—Roxanne Burg, Orange County Public Library, CA

Reviews:

Praise for Monkey and Duck Quack Up!:“With a three-day cruise on the line as a prize, Monkey drafts his friend Duck to participate in a rhyming contest . . . bright bold artwork . . . serious read-aloud potential.” -- Publishers Weekly“Younger listeners will enjoy completing Monkey's unfinished verses within the story, and slightly older children will be spurred to create their own lists of rhyming words.” -- Booklist“A solid choice for rhyming play.” -- KirkusPraise for Ed Fotheringham's work: What To Do About Alice? by Barbara KerleyA Robert F. Sibert Honor BookA Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor BookA Parents' Choice Award Winner*"The large format gives Fotheringham, in his debut, plenty of room for spectacular art." -- Booklist, starred review*"A gleeful celebration of a fully, unapologetically led life." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) by Barbara KerleyCalifornia Reading Association Eureka! Gold Award WinnerNew York Public Library Best Children's BookA Washington Post Best Book for Young ReadersOppenheim Portfolio Gold Award*"A masterfully perceptive and largely visual biography . . . dynamic and lovely . . . a joy to peruse." -- School Library Journal, starred review *"An accessible and inventive vision of an American legend." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Those Rebels, John & Tom by Barbara KerleyNCTE Orbis Pictus Honor BookNew York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and SharingNAPPA Gold Award Winner"Fotheringham's cartoonish drawings hold a retro 'Schoolhouse Rock' appeal in this rousing account of the friendship before the feud." -- The New York Times Book Review*"Fotheringham provides page after page of clever, cartoon-style artwork and skillful compositions–heavily steeped in reds, whites, and blues–that add to the excitement of overthrowing stuffy old King George. . ." -- Booklist, starred review Praise for Monkey and Duck Quack Up!:“With a three-day cruise on the line as a prize, Monkey drafts his friend Duck to participate in a rhyming contest . . . bright bold artwork . . . serious read-aloud potential.” -- Publishers Weekly“Younger listeners will enjoy completing Monkey's unfinished verses within the story, and slightly older children will be spurred to create their own lists of rhyming words.” -- Booklist“A solid choice for rhyming play....

EAN: 9780545645140

Release Date: 24-02-2015

Languages: English

Item Note: Great shap- pages are unmarked and sharp.Has a remainder mark. Hardcover Used - Very Good Ships fast! 2015

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood

Binding: Hardcover