Fix-It Duck

Name: Fix-It Duck
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Jez Alborough
ISBN: 9780007525126

Author: Jez Alborough

Narrator: Matt Lucas

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/25/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Children's Humor, Children's Poetry, Classic Children's Stories

Synopsis

Bestselling picture book title on tape, with music! Plop! goes the drip that drops from the cup.Duck looks down and Duck looks up.‘A leak in the roof, oh! What bad luck.This is a job for FIX-IT DUCK.’ So begins the hilarious new adventure of Duck and his friends Sheep, Goat and Frog.Duck decides that not only can he fix his own leaking roof, but that Sheep with his broken window would also benefit from his DIY expertise…Of course, by the time Duck has lent a hand, his hapless friends are left requiring even more repair work than they did in the first place! And what caused Duck’s leaking roof? Could it be that he forgot to turn his bath tap off?!?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Denise on April 24, 2018

Text-to-Self-Connection Every time Fix it Duck sets out to help his friends with minor repairs one simple project turns into another then another. This colorful picture book uses rhyming words as Duck encounters one problem after the other until he realizes the real source of the problem. Fix it Duck......more

Goodreads review by Mel on March 29, 2012

A lovely book, with really bright, colourful illustrations. Great to read aloud to a whole class, in small groups or with an individual. This book using rhyming words at the end of each line that enables the listener to be able to join in with the reader. I used this book whilst doing a class topic......more

Goodreads review by Aimee on October 26, 2016

I love these books! I used to read them to my younger siblings but I also did a book study of Fix It Duck as part of my Child Development GCSE, exploring the vocabulary and the illustrations helped me get a high grade! Definitely a book to share with foundation stage and to do some role play around!......more

Goodreads review by Laura Brandon on January 02, 2019

A funny story about a Duck who has terrible luck. Perfect for exploring rhyme (including varied graphemes for the same phonemes) and the effect this has......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on September 26, 2017

I really like Jez Alborough as an author. He has a series with the same duck in them and I like all them and they have really good rhymes. They flow really well too. This one is cute. He takes a bath before the writing starts and then he goes downstairs to drink some tea/coffee/something in a cup an......more

Quotes

Reviews for Duck in the Truck include: ‘Rhyme, illustration, wit and inventiveness combine to produce outstanding quality.’ TES Primary ‘With light-hearted tension, wry characterisations and lots of squishy mud, this tale makes for a quacking good read-aloud.’ Publishers Weekly, US ‘Albourough’s text is perfect for reading out loud and the mix of close-up and panoramic illustrations give an animated, live-action feel.’ Junior ‘Colourful, arresting and busting with action.’ Child Education