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About Steamduck Learns To Fly:
In this new tale, the
plucky mechanical duck discovers that REAL birds do more than swim. He turns to
his old friend and maker - the Otter - to learn a few things about flying. They
try and fail with propeller contraptions, hot air balloons and more. Despite
all the mishaps, the pair eventually defy gravity and take to the sky.
“With the success of
Her Majesty’s Explorer, we thought long and hard about where we wanted to go
with our darling characters. Steamduck has quite a following, and we wanted to
make sure he was true to his heroic nature. Kevin is a pilot, and a huge fan of
flight history, so we went with those ideas for our second Steamduck story,”
says Emilie P. Bush. “So, as he
tries and fails with many different types of flight, he never gives up, and he
never stops learning.”
Like HME, Steamduck Learns To Fly is full of whimsical illustrations with beautiful details and soft colors. The story is a familiar one of longing to be more and finally realizing that you were 'more' all along. It's a story that is likely to spark the imagination of children and it was a joy to read for me. More than that though, it creatively sneaks in a little learning of the kind that makes you want to learn even more. This really is a lovely follow up and I am looking forward to more stories in this steampunk world.
The book will be released Wednesday October 10th. As with HME there's a special incentive to pick up the book release day on Amazon. SteamDuck will be $10 on 10/10. You can learn more about our new friend at the facebook page, see the book trailer on youtube or pop by the Coal City Steam blog.
