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Duck
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PreSThe narrator recalls a time ``long ago'' when a toddler named Tim called all animals ``duck'' and all vehicles ``truck.'' His Granny graciously cor rected him with the appropriate nomen clature as she showed him the real things and rewarded him with a kiss af ter he correctly said ``duck'' or ``truck.'' Then, in an awkward part of the book, Tim doesn't say a word as he examines his toy train and truck. And to prove he has assimilated this naming process, he calls out ``duck'' when he sees a real one at the pond, and he kiss es Granny back after she kisses him. The book looks inviting, but the text is repetitive and tedious. The simple, deli cate muted drawings of popular objects (dogs, cats, toys) will invite younger children to explore the pages. They bear that light, familiar, Burningham/ Oxenbury watercolor look. The large typeface reinforces an unadorned ap pearance. Unfortunately, the children for whom this book is intended may not recognize themselves in their own struggle to associate the abstract with the concrete.Marianne Pilla, Allard K. Lowenstein Library of Long Beach, N.Y.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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