Lucky Ducklings
When Mama Duck decides to take her brood of five ducklings for a walk through town, all goes well until she walks easily over a storm sewer grate. One by one, her ducklings following along behind fall through the openings. Luckily there’s a witness who calls for help, but the fire department can’t lift the grate. A bystander with a truck is finally able to attach a cable and pull it off, which allows a fire fighter to rescue the ducklings one by one. Based on a true story, Eva Moore’s patterned text takes full advantage of the drama of the page turn, and she expertly uses the repetition of the ducklings’ names—Pippen, Bippen, Tippen, Dippin, and Little Joe—to focus the attention of young listeners. Realistic illustrations offer a range of visual perspectives, including vertical panels showing each duckling’s fall through the grate. ©2014 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-5
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Animals (Fiction)
Community
Helpfulness
Patterned text/Repetition
Publishers:
Orchard, Scholastic
Publish Year: 2013
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780439448611
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Moore