There are lots of birds living by the lake in Poppy's garden but Archie, a chick hatched by a mallard duck, can't find anyone who looks like him. Poppy feels sorry for the little chick, especially as she doesn't like her new life in the country. She can imagine how lonely Archie feels. And yet when disaster strikes the lake it's Archie who comes to the rescue! This is another heart-warming animal story by the bestselling author Sylvia Green.

 

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Scholastic .

Sylvia Green is the author of a popular series of Christmas animal stories including The Best Christmas Present Ever (Second edition 2014), The Christmas Wish (2004) and The Christmas Pony (2001), all published by Scholastic. She lives in Walton-upon-Thames, Surrey with her family and two cats. David Lorenzo is an illustrator based in Spain.