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    Recommended for children 6 to 18 Months
    Author
    Root, Phyllis
    Illustrator
    Root, Phyllis
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press (2001; ISBN: 0-763603-34-1; Hardcover)
    Description
    (Distributed by raising readers at the 3 Year visit from September 2008 - September 2009)
    In a rhythmic and whimsical counting book, a duck gets stuck in the muck of a marsh and is attended to by a pair of fish, three moose, four crickets, and more.
    Why raising readers Has Selected This Book
    This book is wonderful in so many ways. The selection committee loved the language (words like "plunk, plunk") in the book, the bold illustrations of the animals and all the different ways readers get to experience counting in the book.
    Questions
    On the back pages of the raising readers edition of this book, there is a great list of tips for repeated readings.

    1 Reader Review:

    I love this book! I am participating in a Teacheread class and it is great! My two year old class loves it!
    Linda Lolley - Dec 28, 2008

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