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Pond Goose - Caroline Jayne Church

Description: ISBN 0192791362 / Author: Caroline Jayne Church / Genre: Junior Books / Pond Goose is an outsider on the farm, and the other geese laugh ... more

Pond Goose - Caroline Jayne Church ... at his muddy feathers. Until one moonlit night a fox comes and chases them all down the hill - all, that is, except Pond Goose, whose muddy feathers mean he can't be seen. A visually dramatic and humorous story, with a neat surprise ending.

Newest Review: ... white feathers show up in the moonlight. All the geese decide to get muddy too and they are very happy until one day Pond ... more

... Goose realises how cold it's getting and goes off to find a clean pond to wash all the dirt off. Just as he is finished the snow starts to fall and he quickly blends in with it. The other geese don't understand when he tries to tell them until the fox appears again. Luckily Pond Goose is on hand and saves the day and at last he feels accepted by the other geese as they thank him. ***The Illustrations*** The drawings in this book are lovely, simple and precise with a print design making up the background grass, tr...more

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Pond Goose - Caroline Jayne Church: Mucky Duck? No! It's A Goose. (611 words)
by - written on 09/11/06 (Very useful, 137 readings)
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***Background*** Caroline Jayne Church is well known for writing children's books but has also illustrated a great many for other author's too, including Ian Whybrow's Wobble Bear and Michaela Morgan's Dear Bunny, both of which I have already reviewed. This book is all her own work and it tells a funny story about what it is like to be different. ***The Story*** The story begins, "Down on the farm lived a gaggle of geese. They were shiny and clean. Even their beaks gleamed. All the geese, that is, except one." We are then introduced to Pond Goose who is always mucky. The other ... Read the complete review