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Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck
What's a cold little duck to do when she races the spring thaw to her home pond and wins? She could shiver, slip, slide, and shake--or think lovely, warm thoughts until nature comes through and brings the pond splashing and quacking to life once again. Lisa Westberg Peters and Sam Williams are inspired harbingers of spring in this irresistible story that's also an unrivale...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 1st 2000
by Greenwillow Books
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This is a charming, simple story about a young duck who arrives home just a bit early for Springtime, so that her cold little feet stick to the frozen pond. When another animal admonishes her to go back, she does not but, filled with hope, she turns her thoughts toward the warm Spring until it arrives.
Peters' use of language is wonderful: her well-chosen words enrich the listener's vocabulary, and at the end of each lyrical phrase she repeats one word three times for a rhythmic, almost musical e...more
Peters' use of language is wonderful: her well-chosen words enrich the listener's vocabulary, and at the end of each lyrical phrase she repeats one word three times for a rhythmic, almost musical e...more
Feb 20, 2012
Logan Spears
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This is a great book for the younger, or begging readers. The text is very large and is located right in the illustrations. The book is a landscape style because the setting of the book is a frzen pond into spring. Using the landscape styles allows the illustrator to show more of the surroundings. He uses cartoon like animals, and I think this was a good idea because it was meant for younger readers and they will be attracted to the animals. The illustrator also uses softer lines and lighter col...more
Even though this title is 13 years old, I enjoyed it alot. Very basic story of the little duck arriving early to a frozen pond and as she thinks about spring the signs of it begin and soon she is joined by other ducks. Interestingly the limited text is in very large print and each page ends with a word that is repeated three times, which is very similiar to the sound of a duck, most times ducks repeat their sound three times. Charming.
Absolutely adorable! I loved the cute-as-a-button illustrations and the fun word repetitions like the little duck remembering tender blades of grass (snack! snack! snack!) Sweet story recommended for younger readers. (Story focuses on the change in seasons from winter to spring.)
I picked this up because I feel like a cold little duck now that the weather is turning. It is a sweet story about a duck getting used to weather changes.
This is a cute book for story time. It's a great short story where the children can pretend that they are the cold little duck and mimmick it's actions.
I keep using this to have a reason to play 5 little ducks. However, despite the repetition and sounds it always seems to fall a little flat.
Mar 17, 2009
Mandy
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2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Preschool to Kindergarten
Shelves:
kids-books
Cute book, a lot of word repetition. I would say it's a good book for younger kids.
Great for toddler storytime. Nice book to read in early March, and to talk about spring.
Little duck dreams of spring, warm weather and swimming in the pond that is still frozen.
Repeating words, varying typefaces. Good for very young. A nice spring story.
A favorite. Law reached for it all week.
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Good for storytime because of large print and repetition of some concept/sound on each page.
Apr 20, 2013
Sharon
marked it as to-read
Mar 20, 2013
Koren
marked it as to-read
Jan 10, 2013
Jae Bull
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Nov 19, 2012
Danica Midlil
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3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
animals,
weather,
vocabulary,
toddlers,
print-awareness,
picture-books,
phonological-awareness
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