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by: Margaret Friskey
Binding: School & Library Binding
EAN: 9780516036052
ISBN: 051603605X
Label: Childrens Pr
Manufacturer: Childrens Pr
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1965-06
Publisher: Childrens Pr
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Sales Rank: 2294217
Studio: Childrens Pr
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Cute Book, Happy Ending for Children
I read this book and really enjoyed it when I was younger. It is true that at one point the father tells the young duck that he has to leave because he can't measure up but isn't real life sometimes harsh and difficult? And then, the book ends happily in a very cute and original way. A book I enjoyed when I was younger and I think that other young children would as well.
Rating:  - Awful message
The message in this book is "if you don't measure up, we don't want you"
The illustrations are soo cute in this book, it is about the only good thing there. Seven little ducks need to learn to swim and dive. After a warning, being forced to stay up all night to practice and being called a sissy, one scared duckling learns to swim but can't dive. Father duck is so angry that he can't dive, that he sends him away to live with the chickens. An accident that forces him to dive redeams him ... Read More
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