On a school trip to Nethercott Farm, Sam rescues a duck from a nasty red-faced man. He is determined to keep the duck, but how will he smuggle it home without anyone finding out?; This is the story of a city child's discovery of the magic and harsh realities of rural life. READ BY MICHAEL MORPURGO. On a school trip to Nethercott Farm, Sam rescues a duck from a nasty red-faced man. He is determined to keep the duck, but how will he smuggle it home without anyone finding out? This is the story of a city child's discovery of the magic and harsh realities of rural life.

 

This book was published 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Michael Morpurgo has brought together poems by writers as diverse as Spike Milligan and Stevie Smith, John Lennon and Jo Shapcott.