Background
Waddell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has lived most of his life in neighbouring County Down, in Newcastle. As a child, he grew up with a fondness of animals and often told stories in a lively manner.
(In this board book, Three baby owls awaken one night to n...)
In this board book, Three baby owls awaken one night to notice that their mother is gone. Where could she have gone?
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(A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mom...)
A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mommy always comes back. "I want my mommy!" Three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, and they can’t help but wonder where she is. What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Stunning illustrations from striking perspectives capture the anxious little owls as they worry. Not surprisingly, joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greet the mother’s return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mother been so simply told or so beautifully rendered.
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(A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mom...)
A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mommy always comes back. "I want my mommy!" Three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, and they can’t help but wonder where she is. What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Stunning illustrations from striking perspectives capture the anxious little owls as they worry. Not surprisingly, joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greet the mother’s return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mother been so simply told or so beautifully rendered.
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(by Martin Waddell illustrated by Helen Oxenbury There onc...)
by Martin Waddell illustrated by Helen Oxenbury There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed - until one day the other animals decided to take action! Winner of the Smarties Book Prize 1991 "Exceptional ... a book to linger over. Martin Waddell's text is simple and spare but it carries a powerful message." Children's Book of the Year Available in English with: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese, Chinese-Simplified, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Malayalam, Nepali, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba Ages: 4-7
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(Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbur...)
Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbury's humor and pathos make this a very special collaboration. Farmer Duck isn't your average duck. This duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm—all because the owner of the farm is too lazy to do these things himself. But when Farmer Duck finally collapses from exhaustion, the farmyard animals come to the rescue with a simple but heroic plan. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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(Baby owls, alone in dark forest, wonder where their mothe...)
Baby owls, alone in dark forest, wonder where their mother is and when she'll return. Captivating illustrations depict the spooky forest and reflect the many emotions that beset these endearing owls.
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(A hardworking duck is rescued from life with a lazy old f...)
A hardworking duck is rescued from life with a lazy old farmer in this classic tale of justice from Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury. Farmer Duck isn't your average duck. This duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm—all because the owner of the farm is too lazy to do these things himself. But when Farmer Duck finally collapses from exhaustion, the farmyard animals come to the rescue with a simple but heroic plan. Candlewick Storybook Animation packages include: * A full-color hardcover picture book * A dual-disk DVD/CD with full animated story and two audio read-along versions of the text — one with page-turn prompts * A full-color poster, plus a sheet of reusable stickers! With bonus author interview
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(There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a...)
There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed - until one day the other animals decided to take action!
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(by Martin Waddell illustrated by Helen Oxenbury There onc...)
by Martin Waddell illustrated by Helen Oxenbury There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed - until one day the other animals decided to take action! Winner of the Smarties Book Prize 1991 "Exceptional ... a book to linger over. Martin Waddell's text is simple and spare but it carries a powerful message." Children's Book of the Year Available in English with: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese, Chinese-Simplified, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Malayalam, Nepali, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba Ages: 4-7
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(Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbur...)
Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbury's humor and pathos make this a very special collaboration. Farmer Duck isn't your average duck. This duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm—all because the owner of the farm is too lazy to do these things himself. But when Farmer Duck finally collapses from exhaustion, the farmyard animals come to the rescue with a simple but heroic plan.
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(A hardworking duck is rescued from life with a lazy old f...)
A hardworking duck is rescued from life with a lazy old farmer in this classic tale of justice from acclaimed Irish writer Martin Waddell. It is a perfect introduction to the Irish language for young children! There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy farmer. While the poor duck works and works, through rain and hail, the farmer lazes about...barking out commands from his bed. But, one day, the other animals decide to take action! It's time to stand up to that lazy farmer! This story of heroism and comradeship, with illustrations that are as stunningly beautiful and powerful as they are truly funny, make this new Irish edition a book to be read again and again...and again! Described by Mothering Magazine as "an ideal nursery book - a model of the synthesis of story, word, and picture", Farmer Duck is a must-have for any child's Irish language library! Bardal Faoi Bhru is published as part of the Walker Eireann initiative - supported by Foras na Gaeilge - which celebrates Walker Books' rich staple of Irish writers and illustrators, creating perfect picture books for children. Walker Eireann - leabhair le laimhseail go gramhar, i dteanga do chroi.
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(Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbur...)
Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbury's humor and pathos make this a very special collaboration. Farmer Duck isn't your average duck. This duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm--all because the owner of the farm is too lazy to do these things himself. But when Farmer Duck finally collapses from exhaustion, the farmyard animals come to the rescue with a simple but heroic plan. "From the Trade Paperback edition."
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(Little Bear waits patiently for Big Bear to finish all hi...)
Little Bear waits patiently for Big Bear to finish all his chores so that they can play together, but after Big Bear is done, he falls asleep and so Little Bear must wake him up, reminding Big Bear that they do need to spend some time together.
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(A beautiful pop-up edition of the classic picture book.Th...)
A beautiful pop-up edition of the classic picture book.Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake up one night to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch and watch and wait for their mother to return... Clever pop-ups bring this bestselling picture book to life - the owl babies slowly close their eyes and fall asleep, their mother swoops gracefully through the forest, and Sarah, Percy and Bill bounce up and down with joy when their mother comes home.
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Waddell was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has lived most of his life in neighbouring County Down, in Newcastle. As a child, he grew up with a fondness of animals and often told stories in a lively manner.
He may be known best for the texts of picture books that feature anthropomorphic animals, especially the series illustrated by Barbara Firth (not to be confused with Minarik & Sendak"s series). He also writes under the pen name Catherine Sefton, for older children, primarily ghost stories and mystery fiction. The work by Sefton most widely held in WorldCat libraries is the novel In a blue velvet dress (1973).
This inspired him and "the love of story" stuck with Waddell ever since.
He aspired at a young age to be a football player and signed for Fulham F.C. team Waddell reflects that he scored a hat-trick on his debut in adult football but wound up as a goalkeeper.
When it became clear his future did not lie as a professional football player, Waddell turned to his other love and began to write (he would later combine the two in the Napper series of football-centred children"s books). Originally writing for adults, his first real success was a comic thriller "Otley", which was made into a film starring Tom Courtney and Romy Schneider.
After moving back to Northern Ireland in the late si ies he wrote books that reflected on the changing situation in his native land.
Soon his love of storytelling would pull him into the medium of children"s literature. In 1972 he went into a church to stop some vandals and got caught up in an explosion in Donaghadee—an experience that took him years to overcome. As an author, nearly all of Waddell"s stories are inspired by events or places in his life at the foot of the Mourne Mountains.
As he humorously claimed, "I"ve been blown up, buried alive and had cancer as an adult, and survived all these experiences, so I"m a very lucky manitoba" From 1982 to 1999 the award annually recognised one British "work of imagination for children, in which text and illustration are integrated so that each enhances and balances the other." The biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest career recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children"s books
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(When three baby owls awake one night alone in a dark fore...)
(A hardworking duck is rescued from life with a lazy old f...)
(A hardworking duck is rescued from life with a lazy old f...)
(by Martin Waddell illustrated by Helen Oxenbury There onc...)
(by Martin Waddell illustrated by Helen Oxenbury There onc...)
(Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbur...)
(Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbur...)
(Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbur...)
(After night falls and their owner is asleep, three toy an...)
(In this board book, Three baby owls awaken one night to n...)
(A hugely endearing picture book from the makers of the Bi...)
(Baby owls, alone in dark forest, wonder where their mothe...)
(A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mom...)
(A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mom...)
(The bay owls came out of their house, and they sat on the...)
(There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a...)
(A beautiful pop-up edition of the classic picture book.Th...)
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Married Rosaleen Carragher, December 27, 1969. Children: Thomas Mayne, David Martin, Peter Matthew.