Bob Tarte: Enslaved by Ducks
"Ducks and geese are highly emotional, sensitive, and
personable creatures. They deserve to be pampered in
happy surroundings. Please support the superb work of
the Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary"
--
Bob Tarte, Author of "Enslaved
by Ducks"
From Publisher's Weekly:
Knowing little about animals, Tarte and his wife naievely
acquire Binky, an impish bunny, at an Easter bunny fair, little suspecting
that it will soon dominate their lives and lead to a brigade of other winged
and furred beasts. After Binky, they get a canary, then Ollie, an
orange-chin pocket parrot, whom they return because he flings his
water-logged food all over their floor and accosts them with calls and
bites. Then they buy a more docile gray-cheek parakeet, which makes the
Tartes realize they miss their raucous friend Ollie, whom they retrieve.
Gluttons for punishment, the Tartes acquire a gender-confused African gray
parrot named Stanley Sue, followed by ducks, geese, turkeys, parrots,
starlings, more rabbits and cats. Every day brings an adventure or a tragedy
(Ollie escapes; a duck gets eaten by a raccoon) to their Michigan country
house. With dead-on character portraits, Tarte keeps readers laughing about
unreliable pet store proprietors, a duck named Hector who doesn't like
water, an amorous dove named Howard, a foster-mother goose, patient
veterinarians and increasingly bewildered friends. Tarte has an ordinary-Joe
voice that makes each chapter a true pleasure, while revealing a
sophisticated vision of animals and their relationship to humans.
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For more information on Bob Tarte and his book Enslaved By Ducks, visit
his website at
www.enslavedbyducks.com.
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Bob Tarte |
