Duck's New Words
By (Author) Juliette MacIver
Illustrated by Carla Martell
Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Scholastic New Zealand
1st October 2025
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
Picture storybooks
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Farm animals
Paperback
24
Width 240mm, Height 250mm, Spine 3mm
A fun, colourful companion to Duck Goes Meow, winner of the 2023 NZ Childrens Best Picture Book award and its sequel How to Be a Cat. A kind duck asks, What can you say and Duck says Meow! and Oink! and Neigh! Duck is backand this time, Duck has discovered some exciting new words! Learning from Mama Cat, Duck has already mastered Meow. Now Duck learns Oink from Pig, and from Horse a very enthusiastic Neigh! But when Duck waddles down to the pond, things take an unexpected turnbecause Duck cant Quack! Instead, Duck uses newly acquired skills to teach others a new language.