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librarylady10's review against another edition
5.0
I used this as part of a Doreen Cronin author study with Kindergarten in the fall. It was the last book of the Duck and Farmer Brown series that we read and I had it work out so that we read it right around the election in November. After we read it, we talked about responsibility and what it means to be responsible and who was responsible in the story. Then, each kid voted for who they thought should be in charge of the farm by coming up and sticking a picture of either Duck or Farmer Brown (printed out and cut ahead of time by me, colored by them) on a picture graph on the easel paper. Even though they understood that Farmer Brown was more responsible, Duck won in every class. He's just funnier!
starwarrior91's review against another edition
4.0
It bored my son, but I loved all the political Easter eggs scattered throughout
ellwynautumn's review against another edition
5.0
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Book Summary:
It’s election season on the farm and Duck is the lead contender against the incumbent farmer, Farmer Brown. Upon winning the popular vote, Duck takes over as farmer and soon learns that running a farm is hard work.
Overworked and unsatisfied, he searches for jobs in loftier places. He becomes Governor and shortly after, accomplishes what no other duck has done before—he is elected President of the United States. Through all of this, Duck learns one important fact, no matter what your profession, you can’t escape hard work. In the end, Duck reconnects with his roots. He returns to the farm and begins writing his autobiography.
Mini-Review:
Duck For President is one of my all time favorite picture books. Whenever I taught about elections or President’s Day, I always included this book in my lesson plans. Lewin’s watercolors encapsulate the hilarity of Cronin’s text. Children and adults will chuckle their way through the pages all the while learning a little about the electoral process.
Book Summary:
It’s election season on the farm and Duck is the lead contender against the incumbent farmer, Farmer Brown. Upon winning the popular vote, Duck takes over as farmer and soon learns that running a farm is hard work.
Overworked and unsatisfied, he searches for jobs in loftier places. He becomes Governor and shortly after, accomplishes what no other duck has done before—he is elected President of the United States. Through all of this, Duck learns one important fact, no matter what your profession, you can’t escape hard work. In the end, Duck reconnects with his roots. He returns to the farm and begins writing his autobiography.
Mini-Review:
Duck For President is one of my all time favorite picture books. Whenever I taught about elections or President’s Day, I always included this book in my lesson plans. Lewin’s watercolors encapsulate the hilarity of Cronin’s text. Children and adults will chuckle their way through the pages all the while learning a little about the electoral process.
sweetescapeco's review against another edition
2.0
4/10 Humor is mature and teaches kids to get out of hard work
librariandest's review against another edition
4.0
Hilarious. The audio with Randy Travis is good, too.
allmadhere106's review against another edition
3.0
For: farm animal lovers; readers looking for a silly book that introduced politics to young readers.
Possible red flags: politics; feeling overworked/unrepresented.
Possible red flags: politics; feeling overworked/unrepresented.
wggleworm's review against another edition
2.0
Tried this out since we like Click, Clack, Moo, but did not find it to be as much fun or as appropriate for a 3 year old.