One Duck Stuck: A Mucky Ducky Counting Book

by Phyllis Root

Other authorsJane Chapman (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Description

In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh.

Genres

Children's Books

Collection

Family Program Library

Publication

Candlewick (2003), 40 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member conuly

I've had this book since the five year old niece was a baby :)

It's one of those repetitive books so loved by toddlers, very calming. The one problem I have with it is that, for the format and age group, it's a little long.

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LibraryThing member mayalanda

This is a very cute rhyming and counting book. Nice illustrations and a lot of fun.

LibraryThing member annashapiro

The duck is stuck in the muck! All the animals try to help the duck out, one by one. Some animals pleep, others plop, some plunk, and still others slink or zing. But the duck is still stuck! Finally at the end of the book, we review all the animals on one page with their various exclamations and

noises & movements while the duck looks on. Finally they all make a valiant group effort and get that duck unstuck from that muck! Wonderful read.

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LibraryThing member coresonk

A very fun and well illustrated book about counting and helping each other out. Duck gets stuck int he muck and each type of animal (each group getting larger up to ten) tries to help, but to no avail. But when ALL of the animals try to help, it works and Duck is freed. A good message and a great

counting book. It is also very repetitive, each verse is the same, with only the animals' name replaced . This book has many uses in an elementary classroom and would probably be a great conversation starter when discussing helping and working together.

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LibraryThing member KellyKnox

When one duck gets stuck in the muck, all the animals try to help him out, from 2 fish on up to 10 dragonflies. The illustrations are really vibrant and colorful, and the cadence of the text is really lovely and fun to read. It's great for very young ones because of the repetition.

LibraryThing member bplma

1 duck stuck in the muck.....all the animals of the marsh come by to Help! Help! Who can help! 2 fish...tails go splish, etc. in the end everyone helps our duck to pull itself free and fly away. Little ones will love to chant along with the story: together, we can do it-- similar to the enourmous

turnip --- always fresh-- Root is a master of language and fun. recommended for storytime and outreach to large groups. always a winner.

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LibraryThing member sunnyburke

This is a very bright and colorful way of teaching children how to count up to ten. It also teaches the importance of helping out your friends when they get stuck! This story is about a duck who gets stuck in the muck and needs help getting out of the muck so he calls upon his other forest friends.

There are fish, moose, crickets, snakes, possums, snails, skunks, and more who all try to help duck get out of the muck. As friends try to help, the number of friends grow each tim until it gets to ten. Finallyt, they all agree that is everyone helps, they shoudl be able to get duck unstuck!

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LibraryThing member shannanjones79

This book is a very fun, rhyming book that teaches children to count following the duck who was stuck in the mud. The story goes like this: a duck gets stuck in the mud and begins asking his friends for help. It begins with 10 animals, then counts down to the end. His friends range from frogs to

moose to fish. After the countdown ends all the friends try to help the duck become unstuck. After he gets out of the mud he flies away. When you turn to the last page you see that the moose is now stuck in the mud!

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LibraryThing member missamellon

This silly counting book has very simple text with lots of onomatopoeia. It is intended for very young children.

LibraryThing member pamela12286

This is a cute counting book. It begins with one duck that gets stuck and then two other animals try to help him get unstuck and then three different animals try to help and so on until ten. There is a lot of rhyming in the book which would benefit young children. The images are so very vivid and

bright and have the appearance of being more dimensional. The children will be able to easily count the different animals on the page.

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LibraryThing member RodriguezIsabel

This book is a good way to show kids how to work together when one of their classmates are struggling with something.

LibraryThing member Sarahg3

This book is a great counting book for kids. On each page the duck is stuck in the muck and different amounts of animals come to help him. But, no one can help him until all the animals work together to help him out. I also love how all of the pages rhyme in the story.

LibraryThing member MeganLuke

This book is an enjoyable read that introduces a variety of animals that come to help one duck that is stuck in the mud. Each group of animals increases by one as they come to help. This book helps students begin to understand counting order as they predict whether the animals will be able to get

the duck out of the mud.

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LibraryThing member pyattlori

I really liked this book. Some of the other counting and concept books didn't have any real plot or conflict. No story. I like that this book gave context and meaning to the numbers. Yes there is counting and repetition, but this story also has rhythms and is more enjoyable.

LibraryThing member ErinnnPratt

This book is another great counting book for young children (preschool or kindergarten, most likely). Throughout the book, there are different animals being introduced who all come together to help the one lone duck who is stuck in the mud. Young readers can easily predict how many animals will be

on the next page and this helps them to memorize numbers and count in order.

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LibraryThing member kberryman44

A lovely little book that mixes counting with a jaunty rhyme scheme. This is another book I always have on my classroom shelf because my students find it both hilariously entertaining, and a helpful way to remember their number sense. I love to bring this book out at the point in the school year

where we are learning about counting, and I have to say that this book really helps.

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