The Duck That Had No Luck

by Jonathan Long

The Duck That Had No Luck [Import] [Hardcover]

Genres: Picture Books

28 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1996

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first picked up the Duck with no Luck when looking for a relevant book to link with bird habitat and migration studies. While not exactly what I was looking for I came to love it for many different reasons.

The tale centres around Dizzy the duck who wakes up to find that the rest of the flock have already left for the south for the winter. He decides to follow them, following his beak and hoping for the best. His adventures take him to a city where he becomes lost, to a tropical rain forest where he is dumped in a swamp due someone cutting down the tree he was in, an encounter with a vulture in the desert, a brief leap into space, finally ending up at the North Pole with some friendly Polar Bears.

The illustrations in this book are fantastically detailed and really make the characters come alive, the kind of book when reading it one on one with a child they still be happily discussing the pictures long after you have finished reading the words on the page.

The book explores being lost and left behind, while introducing children to different places around the world. It could be used to introduce different areas/countries/habitats of the world or as a support to these studies.

[Esra Çil · Rating 5 out of 5]

We read it with my 7th graders throughout the half of the term. Although one could say the students of that age could be too old to enjoy such story, it was just the opposite. We loved the story, we also loved guessing each week what will happen to Dizzy next time. Moreover, it was much better to listen to the audio-book. I loved that woman's reading the story and the effects! However, the activity book did not satisfy us as much, since there were some exercises repetitive answers and others with unclear answers.

[Philippa Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Duck with No Luck is a hugely enjoyable and fun tale about as the title suggests an unfortunate duck. The illustrations are fabulously drawn by Korky Paul in his traditional trade mark style. They add a great context to the story and he takes care to use plenty of detail.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

2yo likes this but I just think it's odd.

[Summer · Rating 4 out of 5]

So fun to read! Everything rhymes. Nice ending