Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
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Clever Duck
by Dick King-Smith
Illustrator: Nick Bruel
Ages: 6+
Published: 2008
Publisher: Roaring Brook
ISBN: 978-1-59643-327-4
Keywords: Domestic Animals
When the conceited pigs start picking on all the other farm animals, a clever duck and a dog, seeking revenge, become involved in amusing adventures.