Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
51st out of 55 books
—
14 voters
Little Quack
by
Lauren Thompson (Goodreads Author)
Little Quack is a duck out of water. As his brothers and sisters splish, splash, and splosh their way into the pond behind their mama, he is left all alone on the shore. Little Quack wants to join his family. Can he find the courage to be a very small duck in a very big pond? Count along and find out! The QUACK-U-LATOR keeps score, adding a splash of math to all the fun!
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 1st 2003
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
505)
Such a cute story about playing hiding seek with the little ones. Little ducklings are hiding and at the same time, their moony is counting them as she finds them. There are 5 of them to start with. In the beginning she counts to ten so that the ducklings will have time to hide. I would love to use this book to teach math concepts.
Extension activity: Choose five little ducklings (children) to go hide. Count to ten and then go out looking for them saying where are my little ducklings?" And as you...more
Extension activity: Choose five little ducklings (children) to go hide. Count to ten and then go out looking for them saying where are my little ducklings?" And as you...more
Even though my child loves ducks, I hadn't expected this one to be such a hit. But she has asked for it every day for the last three weeks, and will often take it into a corner and "read" it by herself. The illustrations are lively, the story incorporates counting (and even some addition and subtraction), and the theme - that of overcoming the fear of trying something new - is one that will resonate with both parents and toddlers.
Is it my favorite thing to read over and over (and over) again? N...more
Is it my favorite thing to read over and over (and over) again? N...more
Simple, and with a little bit of Math.
I couldn't tell from this book that there are a whole series of books with this character. All of the ducklings seemed pretty much the same to me, but maybe I wasn't paying close enough attention as Natalie hounded me for snacks. This was read at preschooler story time today at the library, which we usually don't attend because Natalie is too young to sit still for so many longer books. The story follows five ducklings learning to leave the nest. It is also a little lesson in math, with a "quack...more
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
This is one of my favorites for storytime. I have to find another copy that has the Quackulator. It's awesome. The character, Little Quack, is afraid to jump in the water and swim. One by one, his brothers and sisters make the jump. There is a quackulator at the bottom of each page that shows the subtraction of each duckling and the new total left.
Great story with fun names for each duckling, beautiful illustrations and a fun way to introduce subtraction to a Pre-K crowd.
Great story with fun names for each duckling, beautiful illustrations and a fun way to introduce subtraction to a Pre-K crowd.
-Very cute story about five ducklings who make their way out onto the water with their mama.
-Uses play-on-words and a fun "quack-u-lator" at the bottom to help count how many ducks are in the water.
-Also has some predictable phrases.
-Illustrations and the exciting story will definately grab children's attention.
-Could be a read-aloud at any grade level. Indivually reading may be harder with quotation marks and such, maybe around 2nd grade.
-Uses play-on-words and a fun "quack-u-lator" at the bottom to help count how many ducks are in the water.
-Also has some predictable phrases.
-Illustrations and the exciting story will definately grab children's attention.
-Could be a read-aloud at any grade level. Indivually reading may be harder with quotation marks and such, maybe around 2nd grade.
Students love Quack and all his stories. In this one, Quack is nervous about getting into the pond with his family. He's afraid of the water and doesnt think he's big enough to jump in like his brothers and sisters. He soon finds courage though and joins everyone else! This is a great story to use in a discussion of families, being the youngest, and overcoming fears.
A simple book for young children, this book is a good source for teaching dialogue and onomatopoeia. The repetitive use of "quack, quack" is easily understood as the chick. There is dialogue too, which is easily seen with the short text on each page. Projected, this would lend itself well to highlighting the components of this writing structure.
I feel like I'm in the minority here--lots of people love this book. I don't hate it, I just don't really understand the hype. The preschoolers did enjoy helping me count the ducks (although they always wanted to count the mama duck, too), and it's a simple, sweet story. With really adorable illustrations. Just not my favorite.
May 13, 2013
Lindsay
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
boardbooks,
story-time,
spanish,
ducks,
swimming,
counting,
math,
brothers-and-sisters,
siblings
I used this for a ducks- and rain-themed Spanish story time program. In this story, Little Quack (Cuaquito) is nervous about learning to swim, but finally takes his turn after his other four siblings take the plunge! I had the kids help me count the ducks while I read.
This is a good little counting book with repetition, and I love that each of the ducklings has a unique "look", but it's just a little wordy to 1) flow off the tongue easily 2)hold the attention of children young enough to still struggle with counting to 5.
This is a cute little counting book. The book is about 5 little ducks that are just learning to leave the nest. There is a lot of repetition in this book. This is a great book to read to children and let them point to the ducks as you count.
This is a cute book. You could use it in a classroom to show children that it is alright to be afraid, but that they can overcome their fears. It could also be used for counting because it counts the ducklings at the bottom of the page.
Jul 27, 2011
Libby
added it
This was a very cute book. I liked how Little Quack didn't want to swim but, his brothers and sister encouraged him. So, he found that he liked to splash in the water with his siblings and enjoyed swimming.
This one was fun. My kids loved to hear it, and I enjoyed reading it. I liked making the voices and the splashy sounds.
"No, Mama, no!" ... "We're too scared!"
"You can do it," ... "I know you can." (I omit the he said/she said if the voices or context make it clear. It helps the flow of the story.)
The pictures are vibrant and cute. The body language and facial expressions are expressive, especially Mama and Little Quack's.
I totally omitted the counting. To me this was a lovely story about fami...more
"No, Mama, no!" ... "We're too scared!"
"You can do it," ... "I know you can." (I omit the he said/she said if the voices or context make it clear. It helps the flow of the story.)
The pictures are vibrant and cute. The body language and facial expressions are expressive, especially Mama and Little Quack's.
I totally omitted the counting. To me this was a lovely story about fami...more
Fun little book, with the momma duck encouraging her ducklings to jump in the water with her and praising them when they bravely do. Some sound effects and nice repetition. Simple math, too.
May 22, 2009
Dolly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This is a fun book about being brave and leaving the nest combined with a counting book. The repetitive narrative, illustrations and Quack-o-lator make this a fun book to read aloud to children.
Five duckies have to summon the courage to jump into the pond after their momma duck. Cute sound effects for each duck jumping in. Repetition makes this a potential read for toddlers
One by one, four ducklings find the courage to jump into the pond and paddle with Mama Duck, until only Little Quack is left in the nest, trying to be brave.
reading through my spanish teacher's rack of children books, both because they're adorable and because i'd rather not fail the exam come may.
Good trade book for kindergarten to reinforce counting...Little Quack is afraid to get into the pond, will he be brave enough?
Cute. The story is ok. But I find it very clunky and awkward to add in the duckling counting as the book asks the reader to do. I think it either should have been written into the story, or just leave it up to the reader to add it in on their own in their discussions with their children as they read it. It's almost patronizing in a way that the author has to tell me how to point out the numbers of ducklings to my kids. But I just don't like read-aloud storybooks that have other things written on...more
The story works only as a group read-aloud and that's about it. I wasn't a fan of the illustration style, either.
This book has a story, counting and math involved. The ducks are growing up so it is time to get into the water. Each page a new duck gets into the water. At the bottom of the page they add up all the ducks in the water. I love when there is more to a story than just some rhyming words.
I read this book to Kindergarten students. They liked it and helped me count along.
I love this book. It is a cute story and a counting book. Perfect for Kindergarten.
Great for Kinders. The teachers loved it because it incorporates counting :)
A cute book that helps children with repetion type reading.
Great counting book for all early learners learning about counting. Good read!
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Jul 07, 2011 01:52pm