Title The duck and the darklings / Glenda Millard ; [illustrated by] Stephen Michael King

Published Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2014 Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2014 ©2014

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Description 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm regular print Series Premier's reading challenge 5-6 Premier's reading challenge 5-6 Summary Grandpapa's eyes shine when he remembers the beauty of the world, long-ago. Peterboy wants to find something wonderful to bring the light to Grandpapa's eyes and keep it there. What he finds is a duck, wounded and broken, and Grandpapa mends her from top to tail; quack, waddle and wing! This is a triumphant story, for children and adults, about the coming of hope in dark days, the warmth of friendship and the splendour of a new dawn Analysis Australian Notes NSW Premier's reading challenge 5-6 Audience For children Notes Shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Award 2015, Picture Book of the Year Subject Picture books -- Australia. Children's stories -- Pictorial works. Care of sick animals -- Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. Ducks -- Juvenile fiction. Ducks -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction. Grandfathers -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Children's stories, Australian. Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction. Hope -- Juvenile fiction. Hope -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Picture books -- Australia. Troglodytes -- Juvenile fiction. Ducks -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Grandfathers -- Fiction. Hope -- Fiction. Genre/Form Picture books. Fiction. Illustrated works. Author King, Stephen Michael, artist LC no. 2015376218 ISBN 174331261X (hbk) 9781743312612 (hbk)

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