Henry's World Tour

This popular, prolific author here sends Henry the Duck on a whirlwind tour to visit his far-flung cousins. His mission is to discover which of his ancestors is responsible for the speckled feather he suddenly finds growing from his tail. The klutzy quacker manages to get himself into a host of riotous situations: he gets covered with chocolate mousse when he falls onto the dessert cart at Maxim's in Paris; nearly bursts his eardrums when yodeling (``Quack-a-lay-de-hoo'') in Switzerland; is ``squished and squashed'' by a camel in Egypt; is kidnapped by a baby kangaroo in the Australian outback; and throws his hip out of joint while dancing the samba and the lambada in Brazil. But none of his cousins can crack the mystery of his speckled feather, the solution to which will delight young armchair travelers--and budding sleuths. Quackenbush's typically vibrant pictures shed jocular light on the customs and costumes of the various locales, which readers will want to visit repeatedly. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)