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Reviewed by Vincent F. A. Golphin for Readers' Favorite
Donna McFarland’s Duck and Friends Go Into Orbit delivers more than the title promises. Each of its five chapters is well-rounded enough to be separate stories. As well, the book explores a few sites with which even adult readers might be unfamiliar. One example is the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Early readers who listen to the tightly-written prose and sample the vibrant illustrations by Gayatri Ray will be entertained. In fact, the book offers the kind of story a child might request again and again. Duck, the main character, is a water bird as well as a clever and innovative farmer with cows, chickens, pigs, and alpacas. Readers follow his adventure to visit and learn about The Spruce Goose, the world’s largest airplane, space ice cream, the Mars Rover, as well as his notion to build a rocket to go to space.
Donna McFarland shows a deep understanding and passion for a child’s worldview. That gives her a strong sense of how to talk about serious topics such as science through animals that act like humans. The narrative constantly moves between human and animal actions. Readers will see Duck build a rocket as the other animals on the farm look on in confusion. The previous titles of the Duck and Friends series are similar. The previous Duck and Friends early readers - The Dinosaur Bones, The Computer Chase and Bots in a Box - show that young readers can gain a lot from the author and her works. I cannot wait to see where Duck goes next.
