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| Author | Ross Burach |
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| Illustrator | Burach |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | 2018 (Scholastic Press) |
| Media type | Print (hardback, paperback) |
| Pages | 35 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9781338129366 |
| OCLC | 1023864913 |
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A review in School Library Journal of Truck Full of Ducks wrote "Children will delight in the extreme silliness of this story and will repeatedly pore over the detailed, colorful, and quirky illustrations.". [1]
Truck Full of Ducks has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews , [2] Publishers Weekly , [3] and Booklist . [4]
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Burach’s tale, told completely in dialogue between Bernie and his possible customers, is only a part of the fun. Silly details decorate every spread...
The story takes a while to build to this moment of tension, but the ducks’ encounters with pirates, aliens, and others are entertaining, and Burach includes an abundance of funny details to discover in each scene.
