Book details
Five Little Ducks
Description
When her five little ducks disappear one by one, Mother Duck sets out to find them. Lift-the-flaps and pull-the-tabs enhance a boldly illustrated baby book about five little ducks that play an exciting game of hide-and-seek with their watchful mother.
Age
0-7
Text complexity
developing
Length
26 pages
Why to read
- Encourages Counting Skills: The repetitive nature of the 'Five Little Ducks' story helps young readers develop counting skills as they follow the ducks' adventures.
- Teaches Consequences: The story can teach children about consequences, as the little ducks wander off and don't come back, prompting the mother duck's concern.
- Promotes Emotional Development: The book can help children understand and express their emotions through the mother duck's feelings of worry and joy as her ducks go missing and then return.
- Supports Language Development: Reading 'Five Little Ducks' aloud can support language development with its rhyming and rhythmic text, making it a fun and educational read for young children.