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PreS-Gr 2 When Duck finds an unattended bike, he is sure that he can ride it. And so he does, a bit wobbly at first, but then with increasing confidence until he is soaring with no "hands." As he passes each barnyard animal, they return his greeting but have secret thoughts of their own, ranging from scorn to envy. When some children leave their bikes by the house, it isn't hard to guess what the animals will do. This delightful story will have youngsters chiming in on th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Rarely have the familiar barnyard animals been reiterated in a picture book with such panache. From the title page—a duck's-eye view of our hero Duck regarding a parked bike with wild surmise—to the final image of his potential next ride (a tractor), the simple events are developed with creativity, good humor, and skill. Duck teaches himself to ride that bike, quite plausibly in Shannon's sunny full-bleed paintings. The ot...Log In or Sign Up to Read More