Sitting Ducks

Author: Michael Bedard
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698118979
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
Day after day, brand new ducks roll off a giant assembly line operated by alligators at the Colossal Duck Factory. They are loaded into trucks and taken to Ducktown, where they are fattened up in preparation for their final destination—into the stomachs of alligators. Everything proceeds smoothly, until the day one of the alligators decides to take a wayward duck home. Over time, the alligator grows fond of his future dinner. Can a duck and an alligator really be friends in an alligator-eat-duck world? Find out in this charming and humorous friendship story.

Sitting Duck

Author: Jackie Urbanovic
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062067184
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
When Brody's niece Anabel comes for a visit, Max and the gang's only job is to keep her out of trouble. How hard could it be to babysit a puppy anyway? To Max's surprise, this fun-loving pup can't help getting into trouble—especially when set loose in the backyard. Turns out being a “sitting duck” is a lot harder than Max expected! In this hilarious Max the Duck book, children will delight in the silly mayhem that results when Max tries to be a good babysitter.

Born to be Wild

Author: Michael Bedard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780744594928
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 20

Book Description
Based on the animated series of the cult picture book Sitting Ducks - now on TV After banging his head in a scooter accident, Waddle the duck shocks his friends when he wakes quacking wildly and unable to speak Bill believes the bump on his head has caused Waddle to revert to being a wild duck. Ed and Oly decide to hide their socially unacceptable brother in their bathtub, where he can spend the night happily swimming until they come up with a plan. During the night Waddle manages to escape, until Bill spots him perched high on top of a billboard. But how did the back-to-nature boy get up there? Has he regressed so much that he actually flew? And how can Bill get him down again? Following the phenomenal success of Sitting Ducks, this is another cracking comedy adventure based on Michael Bedard's bestselling book and hit TV series.

Plucked Duck!

Author: Annmarie Harris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780843110753
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
When he begins to molt, Bill the duck is unwilling to patiently wait for new feathers to grow and, armed with a map and a secret password, sets out with Aldo the alligator to find a cure.

Ducks, Newburyport

Author: Lucy Ellmann
Publisher: Biblioasis
ISBN: 1771963085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 826

Book Description
WINNER OF THE 2019 GOLDSMITHS PRIZE • SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BOOKER PRIZE • A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2019 • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019 • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF 2019 "This book has its face pressed up against the pane of the present; its form mimics the way our minds move now toggling between tabs, between the needs of small children and aging parents, between news of ecological collapse and school shootings while somehow remembering to pay taxes and fold the laundry."—Parul Sehgal, New York Times Baking a multitude of tartes tatins for local restaurants, an Ohio housewife contemplates her four kids, husband, cats and chickens. Also, America's ignoble past, and her own regrets. She is surrounded by dead lakes, fake facts, Open Carry maniacs, and oodles of online advice about survivalism, veil toss duties, and how to be more like Jane Fonda. But what do you do when you keep stepping on your son's toy tractors, your life depends on stolen land and broken treaties, and nobody helps you when you get a flat tire on the interstate, not even the Abominable Snowman? When are you allowed to start swearing? With a torrent of consciousness and an intoxicating coziness, Ducks, Newburyport lays out a whole world for you to tramp around in, by turns frightening and funny. A heart-rending indictment of America's barbarity, and a lament for the way we are blundering into environmental disaster, this book is both heresy―and a revolution in the novel.

Quacking Up!

Author: Rick Walton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780843110722
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
A joke book filled with wisequacks about Bill, Aldo, and the rest of their friends in Ducktown features the characters from the television show on Cartoon Network, Sitting Ducks.

Denture Adventure

Author: Barbara Herndon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780744594935
Category : Alligators
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Based on the animated series of the cult picture book Sitting Ducks - now on TV Cecil reveals his latest secret invention to Bill - duck dentures. However, he warns, the duck public is not yet ready for the psychological power that comes from having teeth. Left alone in Cecil's lab, Bill can't resist trying them on. Sneaking them outside, he meets admiring glances and impressed reactions. Bill is excited, but Aldo warns him that teeth are a big responsibility - and with good reason Bill's confidence begins to turn into obnoxiousness as he takes a bite out of the Decoy jukebox and starts scaring ducklings with his glinting choppers. Soon, the whole town is running scared of Chomper. But a strange twist of fate teaches Bill a valuable lesson... Following the phenomenal success of Sitting Ducks, this is another cracking comedy adventure based on Michael Bedard's bestselling book and hit TV series.

Enslaved by Ducks

Author: Bob Tarte
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1565124502
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
The book that Entertainment Weekly called "hilarious," Publishers Weekly declared "a true pleasure," Booklist called "heartwarming," and the Dallas Morning News praised as "rich and funny" is now available in paperback. When Bob Tarte bought a house in rural Michigan, he was counting on a tranquil haven. Then Bob married Linda. She wanted a rabbit, which seemed innocuous enough until the bunny chewed through their electrical wiring. And that was just the beginning. Before long, Bob found himself constructing cages, buying feed, clearing duck waste, and spoon-feeding a menagerie of furry and feathery residents. His life of quiet serenity vanished, and he unwittingly became a servant to a relentlessly demanding family. "They dumbfounded him, controlled and teased him, took their share of his flesh, stole his heart" (Kirkus Reviews). Whether commiserating with Bob over the fate of those who are slaves to their animals or regarding his story as a cautionary tale about the rigors of animal ownership, readers on both sides of the fence have found Tarte's story of his chaotic squawking household irresistible--and irresistibly funny.

Nobody's Duck

Author: Mary Sullivan
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544792505
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43

Book Description
In a surprising twist, Alligator helps Duck find his family.

The Duck Commander Family

Author: Willie Robertson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476703663
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the Robertson family, documenting the teenage romance and marriage of Willie and Korie Robertson, their success as a multi-million dollar hunting equipment business, and their rise to stardom on reality television.