Dino Duckling

Dino Duckling

Hardback original

Hardback (05 Oct 2017)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A funny and touching celebration of difference, based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling.

Dino Duckling can dive, swim and fish just like his duckling brothers and sisters. But when the time comes for the family to fly south for the winter, Dino Duckling finds he really is different ... Can this very special family find a way to stick together?

Alison Murray's stylish adaptations of popular nursery rhymes and fables have been shortlisted twice for the prestigious Scottish Book Trust Children's Book Award.

Look out for these other delightful retellings of classic rhymes and fables from Alison Murray:
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Hare and Tortoise
Hickory Dickory Dog
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The House That Zack Built
One, Two, That's My Shoe

About the Publisher

Orchard Books

Orchard Books offers the very best in children's books for all ages. Younger readers can choose from favourite picture books such as Charlie and Lola, Dig, Dig Digging, The Dark and Giraffes Can't Dance, emerging readers can escape in the fantasy of Rainbow Magic and Beast Quest, more confident readers will laugh along with the World of Norm and Roald Dahl Funny prize winner Dark Lord, while teens can indulge in Gallagher Girls, Boy Nobody and Teri Terry's dark and suspenseful thrillers. From the young, bright and bold to the edgy, glamorous and intense, Orchard Books provides a rich treasure-trove of titles.

Book information

ISBN: 9781408340189
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Imprint: Orchard Books
Pub date:
Edition: Hardback original
DEWEY: 823.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 32
Weight: 494g
Height: 298mm
Width: 247mm
Spine width: 10mm