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One day, Peter Rabbit happens upon a surprise visitor to the Smiling Pool. It's Mrs. Quack the Duck, who is dreadfully upset after having narrowly escaped some hunters and their terrible guns. Worst of all, she has lost Mr. Quack, her husband, and doesn't know whether he is alive... Read Full Overview

Poor Mrs.Quack the Duck has suffered terrible misfortunes at the hands of hunters. Peter Rabbit and other animals in the Green Forest band together to help. Reset in -to-read type. 6 new illustrations.

The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack is a classic children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. The story follows Mrs. Quack, a duck who is trying to find a safe place to lay her eggs. She faces many challenges and dangers along the way, including hunters, predators, and natural... Read Full Overview

Make a new acquaintance every time you can; You'll find it interesting and a very helpful plan. It means more knowledge. You cannot meet any one without learning something from him if you keep your ears open and your eyes open. Every one is at least a little different from every... Read Full Overview

A lost duck, a journey home, and the friends who help her along the way. Mrs. Quack's story is one of survival and friendship. Will she find safety in the Green Forest?

The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack follows the brave Mrs. Quack as she travels through the Green Forest... Read Full Overview

The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack is a children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. It tells the story of Mrs. Quack, a duck who is constantly on the run from hunters. She meets Peter Rabbit, who helps her find a safe place to lay her eggs. However, when the eggs hatch, Mrs... Read Full Overview

Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 17, 1874 - June 5, 1965) was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. Burgess loved the beauty of nature and its living creatures so much that he wrote about them for 50 years in books and his newspaper column, Bedtime Stories... Read Full Overview

"Bang Bang Bang Not a feather spare "

So go the guns ripping the air after poor Mrs. Quack And now Mr. Quack has gone missing along the Big River -- and Peter Rabbit, try as he might, can think of no way to help. Then Sammy the Bluejay and... Read Full Overview

The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack is a children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. The story follows Mrs. Quack, a duck who is trying to find a safe place to lay her eggs. She encounters many obstacles along the way, including a hungry fox and a mischievous boy. With the... Read Full Overview

""The Adventures Of Poor Mrs. Quack"" is a children's book written by Thornton W. Burgess. It tells the story of Mrs. Quack, a duck who is trying to find a safe place to lay her eggs and raise her ducklings. Along the way, she meets many other animals, including Peter Rabbit,... Read Full Overview

"Bang Bang Bang Not a feather spare " So go the guns ripping the air after poor Mrs. Quack And now Mr. Quack has gone missing along the Big River -- and Peter Rabbit, try as he might, can think of no way to help. Then Sammy the Bluejay and Blacky the Crow... Read Full Overview