Orion Early Readers: The Runaway Duckling Award-winning author by Francesca Simon (author) and Emily Bolam (illustrator)

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.

Mother Duck warns her ducklings about the dangers that lie in wait outside the gates of Potter’s Barn Farm. But one little duckling is determined to go exploring…

Product Details

Series

Orion Early Readers

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781444001952

Publisher

Orion Children's Books

Date published

March 3rd, 2011

Lexile measure

AD530L

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 2.7; Lower years; 0.5 points

Condition

New

Part of this Series

Orion Early Readers

Author/Illustrator

Francesca Simon

Francesca Simon is the author of the hugely successful Horrid Henry series, which has sold over 15 million copies. Henry is a terrible (but loveable) tearaway who leaves grown-ups in tears, and playmates cowering! Short chapters and line drawings from Tony Ross make these great choices for newly confident readers.

More about Francesca: “I was born in St Louis, Missouri, grew up in Los Angeles and attended both Yale and Oxford Universities, where I specialised in Medieval Studies. I then threw away a lucrative career as a medievalist and worked as a freelance journalist, writing for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Mail on Sunday, Telegraph, and Vogue.

After my son Joshua was born in 1989, I started writing children’s books full time.

I have published over 50 books, including the immensely popular Horrid Henry series, published in 17 countries and now a successful CITV animation series.

I live in London with my husband, son, and Tibetan Spaniel called Shanti.”