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Author: Victoria de Rijke Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 1861894899 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 196
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The squat, noisy duck occupies a prominent role in the human cultural imagination, as evidenced by everything from the rubber duck of childhood baths to insurance commercials. With Duck,Victoria de Rijke explores the universality of this quacking bird through the course of human culture and history. From the Eider duck to the Brazilian teal to the familiar mallard, duck species are richly diverse, and de Rijke offers a comprehensive overview of their evolutionary history. She explores the numerous roles that the duck plays in literature, art, and religion—including the Hebrew belief that ducks represent immortality, and the Finnish myth that the universe was hatched from a duck’s egg. The author also highlights the significant role humor has always played in human imaginings of duck life, such as the Topographia Hibernia, a twelfth-century tome contending that ducks originated as growths on tree trunks washed up on a beach. But the book does not neglect the bird’s role in everyday life as well, from food dishes to jokes to beloved animated characters such as Daffy Duck and Donald Duck. Duck is an entertaining account of a bird whose distinctive silhouette is known the world over.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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May is like any other teenager in Malibu. Just kidding. May lives in the kitschy restaurant her family has run for decades; her bright red hair looks a little too much like fire to go without notice in a place tormented by flames, and May has never met her mom-not ever. May was born via surrogacy a year after her mom's death. These are the sometimes tragic and sometimes magical facts of May's life, and she wouldn't change a thing about it. Except that she totally would. And maybe she can.On May's 15th birthday, as she and her best friend Abee stand on the beach, the world around them shifts. May and Abee are still right where they started, but it is not their world anymore. Not exactly. They are in the past-a past where May's mom is still alive. With the sun and the moon and all the stars on her side, May has a chance to try and change some things, but just not too much.
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Amidst the traffic and busyness of Baltimores city life, a mother duck and her ducklings journey home. Follow along as twelve tiny ducklings promenade to the grand expanse of water before them. Will their dedicated mother be able to teach her little ones to Duck, Duck, Dive? This is an eLIVE book, meaning each printed copy contains a special code redeemable for the free download of the audio version of the book.
Author: Lynne Berry Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR) ISBN: 9780805081282 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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It's summer! Five little ducks can't wait to splash into the sea. With their swimsuits on and a picnic for later, they're ready for a day of sand and sun. Children will want to dive right into this delightful companion to Duck Skates. Duck Dunks is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Author: Susan Lurie Publisher: Feiwel & Friends ISBN: 1466870443 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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It's time for Duckling to jump in the water and do what ducks do—swim! But he doesn't want to get wet. He'd rather take a nap. And he's really, really mad that everyone keeps telling him what to do! Luckily, Mama and Papa Duck are very, very patient, and soon, Duckling will join his siblings in the pond. Swim, Duck, Swim! by Susan Lurie and Murray Head is a charming story, illustrated with exquisite, up-close photos, that will help young readers learn to swim—or try anything new.
Author: Jacqueline Jules Publisher: Weigl Publishers ISBN: 1489682600 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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It's almost Thanksgiving, and Tuyet is excited about the holiday and the vacation from school. There's just one problem: her Vietnamese American family is having duck for Thanksgiving dinner—not turkey! Nobody has duck for Thanksgiving. What will her teacher and the other kids think? To her surprise, Tuyet enjoys her yummy thanksgiving dinner anyhow, and an even bigger surprise is waiting for her at school on Monday. Dinners from roast beef to lamb to enchiladas adorned the Thanksgiving tables of her classmates, but they all had something in common—family! Kids from families with different traditions will enjoy this warm story about "the right way" to celebrate an American holiday.