Agnes Peregrine is the best bird caller in the world, so it's no surprise when the World Bird Society sends her to search for the rare pink-headed duck. But Edwin Pittsnap, evil bird catcher and stuffer, has his own plans for the bird wonder. And it looks like his plans just may work . . . until Agnes caws!

 

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

This book was published 2003 by Simon & Schuster .

Candace Fleming is the author of several picture books for children. She lives with her husband and two sons in a suburb of Chicago. Giselle Potter has illustrated many books, including Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne, an ALA-ALSC notable book; The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter, a Parents' Choice Gold Award winner; and Cecil the Pet Glacier by Matthea Harvey. She is the author and illustrator of Tell Me What to Dream About and This Is My Dollhouse-both inspired by her daughters-and The Year I Didn't Go to School, about traveling through Italy with her parents' puppet troupe when she was eight. Giselle also illustrates "Ties," a weekly column in the Well section of The New York Times. She lives in Rosendale, New York, with her husband and two daughters. Visit her online at GisellePotter. com.