On Duck Pond

By: Jane Yolen, Bob Marstall (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 11 April 2017

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Eureka! Silver Award Winner

From New York Times bestselling children's author Jane Yolen, and award-winning illustrator, Bob Marstall, ON DUCK POND is the first sequel to the acclaimed ON BIRD HILL.

ON BIRD HILL took readers on a surreal journey with a boy and his dog, as they stopped, looked, and noticed things along their path, ultimately discovering the miracle a hatching baby bird.ON DUCK POND continues their journey, this time in a new place-a serene pond, filled with birds, frogs, turtles, and other creatures going about their quiet business. Their intrusion stirs the pond into a cacophony of activity, reaching a climactic chaos before slowly settling back to a quiet equilibrium.

This beautiful and enchanting sequel is sure to delight ON BIRD HILL fans and millions of readers of Jane's popular classics.

35% of the net proceeds from every Cornell Lab Publishing Group book purchase will support projects such as children's educational and community programs.

Pond Wildlife to discover in this book:

Mallard
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Green-Winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
American Wigeon
Gladwell
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Red-Winged Blackbird
American Box Turtle
Red-eared Slider
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eastern Cottontail
Raccoon
American Bullfrog
White-tailed Deer
Dragonfly

About the ON BIRD HILL & BEYOND SERIES

The ON BIRD HILL & BEYOND series invites children to reclaim the freedom to explore, wander and adventure outdoors.

Created especially for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology - the world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds - by New York Times bestselling author Jane Yolen and renowned illustrators Bob Marstall and Elizabeth Dulemba. The series artfully engages the senses to see, feel, hear, and touch the natural world and the life within.

Back matter contains information on birds and wildlife depicted with full-color photos and "How You Can Help" suggestions for budding naturalists and birders.

RAVE REVIEWS FOR ON BIRD HILL...

" expressively captures a luminous moment of discovery in the natural world. On Bird Hill leaves space for the imagination and underscores the surprising wonder found in everyday moments. - School Library Journal

"It's a sweetly surreal meditation on the everyday wonders that await in the wild."-Publisher's Weekly

"Beautiful and enchanting."-Hooked on Books

"It opens your eyes to the extraordinary in the ordinary of nature. I look forward to more books in the series..."-NC Teacher Stuff

Sequel to On Bird Hill, Lyrical Text, rhythm and rhyme, Point of view: boy watching the pond, Life science: Habitat: duck pond, behaviors and characteristics of pond life, illustrations enhance meaning and tone, changes from beginning to end of the story. Informational back matter, nature appreciation activities. Themes: exploring wildlife and our natural world, pond life.

Industry Reviews

"Like its predecessor, On Bird Hill, this book is a jewel of a small moment. On Duck Pond is what you take off the shelf when you want to show people of any age how to write a narrative...Captivating." -- Jeff Barger * http://ncteacherstuff.blogspot.com/search?q=on+duck+pond *
"...grounded in careful, quiet observation...while On Bird Hill had a certain dreamlike quality, particularly in Marstall's slightly surreal artwork, this story feels grounded in careful, quiet observation."
"...lyrical language and awesome art...What I like love about this book: aside from the lyrical language and awesome art? I like the back matter: notes about ducks and birds and exploring ponds." -- Sue Heavenrich * https://archimedesnotebook.blogspot.com/2017/04/on-duck-pond.html *
"...lovely, quiet book..." "Like its predecessor, it is a lovely, quiet book about the beauty and drama found in nature." -- Elizabeth Voss * http://canyoureadmeastory.blogspot.com/2017/04/lovely-book-captures-small-drama-on.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CanYouReadMeAStory+%28Can+You+Read+Me+a+Story%3F%29 *
"A beautiful picture book...unexpectedly moving...both the words and the illustrations are well crafted, but together they become something more: a beautiful picture book that is unexpectedly moving."
"A beautiful book that is reminiscent of the classics. Kids will read this book and be reminded of the beauty of nature-it's sights and sounds...Multi-faceted and beautifully done...a really beautiful, lyrical feel." -- Ricki * http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=13186 *
"Smoothly crafted couplets and the occasional triplet describe a moment in the natural world when a "quack of ducks" descends on a pond...speaks to the joy of paying attention to one's surroundings."

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