Audiobook
Farmer Duck [sound recording] / story by Martin Waddell ; illustrations by Helen Oxenbury ; music by Barry Gibson.
Summary:
When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town.
Record details
- ISBN: 076362425X
- Physical Description: 1 sound disc (67 min.) : digital ; 12 cm.
- Publisher: Cambridge MA : Candlewick Audio, [200-]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Information from container.Unabridged.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Performed by Sophie Aldred, Bill Oddie.
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithers Public Library | BCD WAD (Text) | 35101000232830 | Children's Audiobooks | Volume hold | Reshelving | - |
- Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2004 March #3
Candlewick teams with British sister company Walker Books for this adaptation of Waddell's popular picture book. A reading of the full text kicks off a program jam-packed with extras. Oddie gives the lazy farmer an appropriately grating voice as he continually hollers, "How goes the work?" to the ever-laboring Duck. Gibson's original music makes a pleasant accompaniment, though in the places where Oddie uses a softer tone, it nearly overpowers him. Oddie and Aldred then lead listeners in a series of games and activities including identifying animal sounds, imagining being an animal and acting out passages of the story-many of them suitable for preschool classroom or playgroup use. Near the end of the proceedings, a cast of children perform the story as a mini play and listeners have the opportunity to tell the story themselves, karaoke-like, during a track that has music only. The youngest listeners may puzzle over a stray Britishism ("cockerel" instead of rooster) and may initially have some difficulty with the British accents, but overall, the upbeat, creative energy here is likely to win over a large audience. Ages 3-7. (May) FYI: Candlewick Audio is simultaneously releasing four additional CD adaptations of picture books, including Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? by Waddell and This Is the Bear by Michael Rosen. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.