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48 pp.
| Houghton |
November, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-13816-9$15.00
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A talented duck, Egan demonstrates, has cross-cultural appeal. In their third outing, the duck accidentally boards a London bus without Dodsworth--leaving the latter to assume the refined fowl in the fancy hat standing nearby is just his friend putting on an act. As usual, Egan's wit is as sharp as the fashion sense of the assorted animals populating his droll ink and watercolor illustrations.