Do Like A Duck Does - Tapa dura

A comic rhyming tale about a sly fox's attempts to disguise himself as a duck. "Quack!" says Mama Duck, "That's the way to be! Do like a duck does. Do like me!" On their way to the river, Mama Duck and her ducklings are joined by a hairy-scary stranger. He can waddle like a duck and he can strut like a duck-but is he really just a big brown duck? Mama Duck is suspicious and decides to put him through his paces! Children will love the comical, keenly-observed illustrations and rhythmic repetitions of the language, in this witty tale of foiled disguise.

Judy Hindley worked as an editor and writer at Usborne for many years, working mainly on non-fiction titles. She is the author of over thirty books for children, including the Read and Wonder titles A Piece of String Is A Wonderful Thing and The Wheeling and Whirling-around Book; as well as The Big Red Bus; A Song of Colours; The Best Thing About a Puppy and Eyes, Nose Fingers and Toes. Ivan Bates studied illustration at Manchester Polytechnic. He has illustrated several titles by Sam McBratney, including Just You and Me; In Crack Willow Wood; The Dark at the Top of the Stairs and Just One. He lives on a farm in Norfolk and based his illustrations for Do Like A Duck Does! on his observations of the animals around him.