Our talented chefs cook using fresh and exciting ingredients from our garden and the locality. A unique relaxed dining experience enjoyed by friends and family day and night throughout the year on the grounds of this lovely country house. The space comprises a relaxed restaurant with a blazing fire, café bar and glasshouse with views of the manor house and garden and also a sandstone terrace for alfresco coffees, pastries, cocktails, lunch or dinner. The restaurant is located in a long stone building with French doors opening onto a sandstone terrace overlooking the kitchen garden filled with vegetables, soft fruits, a plethora of herbs and beds of blooming roses! Recently named Atmospheric Restaurant of the Year 2017 by Georgina Campbell’s Ireland Guide and Restaurant of the Year 2017 by at South East Radio Hospitality Awards, The Duck offers a unique dining experience in a casual setting. In this case Biscuit finds a friend without having to go through much trouble and it comes to show that some friendships do come easy.The Duck Terrace Restaurant & Café is located in restored courtyard buildings including a coach house, potting shed and gardener’s tool shed situated on the grounds of Marlfield House just outside Gorey. I think it highlights the fact that reading doesn't need to be complex and it could just be a fun activity. I chose Nodelman's essay as a secondary reading because sometimes books can be as straightforward as they seem. Biscuit the dog could've befriended a lion that could've taken place in a savanna and it would've had the same effect as him befriending a duck at the pond. There is no specific meaning to why the story takes place in a pond. The writing perfectly matches the illustration and vice versa. In Biscuit Finds a Friend, we can see how pretty straightforward the images are. Since this type of book aimed towards children who are barely learning how to read, I think this book goes against an idea Perry Nodelman's essay on, "How Picture Books Work." The idea being that we tend to consume illustrations instead of thinking about it and interpreting the meaning behind it. Not much is said about the friendship but through the illustrations we can see how excited Biscuit is to have a made a new friend and how compassionate the girl is when she returns the baby duck back to its parents. In this case it's between a dog and a duck. However, in Biscuit Finds a Friend, it takes a different approach to nonsensical friendships. The whole universe of Biscuit the dog is all about friendship between the little girl and her dog Biscuit. The illustrations are bright and inviting, so the reader will stay entertained. I mean, who doesn’t love dogs! The books are definitely aimed towards early readers, so this book in particular would be great for ages 2-5 years old. Recommendation: I believe that any Biscuit book is a great series to introduce to a class. I love the Biscuit books, but I feel like this story has been repeated too many times. I understand it is an early reader book however, I do not feel like the story line was that original. Personal response: I loved reading the biscuit books growing up-probably due to my obsession with dogs! I gave this book 3/5 stars because there was not much depth to the book. Themes: The themes of this book are friendship and responsibility. Biscuit is happy that he has brought the duck back to its home, and he has found a new friend. When they arrive, the parents are eager to see their duckling. The baby ducking seems to be lost, so he and his owner take the baby duck back to the pond in hope to find the parents. However, he found a baby duckling under the house. At first he thinks it’s a ball or a bone. Summary: Biscuit find something in his backyard.
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