Augusta R. Goldin

This book gives students a lot of information about ducks such as where they live, how they act, what they eat, etc. I like this book because there is not a lot of text, but still good information for students to learn from. Sometimes informational texts can be wordy and that will push a student to not want to read it. This book has a really good balance of words and pictures. This would definitely be a kinder or 1st grade level book. The students could even do some sort of project afterwards that had to do with ducks, that would be fun. This book talks about different types of ducks so maybe students could choose their favorite from the story, give information about that duck and draw/color a picture.… (mer)

Genre: Informational

Summary: This book explains why ducks can be in the water but don't get wet. It also discusses the different types of ducks and how and what they eat. the last main focus is explaining where and why ducks migrate south during the winter.

Review: This is a good informational book because it gives a lot of facts, gives reasoning for many facts (such as why ducks don't get wet,) provides accurate illustrations, and is written in clear non-scientific language easy for young readers and listeners to understand.… (mer)