The Duck Catcher by Moses Aaron
The Duck Catcher by Moses Aaron
The Duck Catcher by Moses Aaron
The Duck Catcher by Moses Aaron

The Duck Catcher by Moses Aaron

Gombei the duck catcher goes out each day to catch a duck for his family's dinner. He does this by tying a loop into the end of a rope. When the duck steps into it, Gombei pulls it tight and the duck is caught. His friends ridicule him. They tell him that his father and grandfather used to catch many more ducks each day than just one, but Gombei tells them they had bigger families with more mouths to feed.

But when it snows one morning, Gombei realises that he can save himself having to go out in bad weather by catching a hundred ducks! So he makes a hundred rope traps, a hundred ducks walk into them and Gombei is very pleased with himself. Until a noise frightens the ducks and they all take flight - with Gombei still holding onto the ropes!

High up in the air he lets go and as he falls something strange happens: Gombei grows a beak, feathers and wings. He lands back on the ground as a duck - and when a hunter traps him, Gombei yells out to tell him that he is not a duck - he's a man. The hunter thinks he"s hearing things and bolts away in fright. And Gombei is free.

As he finds himself turning back into a man, he resolves never to catch ducks for food again.

Condition: Ex-library in good condition with stamps and stickers
Format: Hardcover 
Age: 4-8

Moses Aaron is Australias leading storyteller, who is in great demand as a performer both in schools and at literary festivals and conferences. Moses is the author of several books for older readers, including the bestselling LILY AND ME. He lives in Brisbane. David Mackintosh is an Australian illustrator now living in London, best known for his picture books with Gillian Rubinstein, including SHARON, KEEP YOUR ON, Sharon, which won the NSW Koala (children's choice) award andwas shortlisted for the CBC Book of the Year.

David Mackintosh was born in Belfast and grew up in Australia. He is a graphic designer, art director and illustrator. His innovative book designs have won him numerous awards in Britain and internationally, and has collaborated with some of the most celecrated names in children’s publishing. David lives in London, draws a lot, has a bicycle and built a plastic model of a lunar module while creating this book.

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