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artist_lace's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kinsey304's review against another edition
4.0
_Make Way for Ducklings_ is a Caldecott Medal winner. I think this book is a very simple story that is suitable for older preschool-first grade. I did feel as though the book was a tad lengthy, but I do not believe that would be an issue for older preschool. I enjoyed reading this book, and I thought it was quite cute. The title seemed very fitting when I got to the part about the police officer stopping cars so the ducks could cross the street. I would use this book to entertain a classroom or to show them how detailed the illustrations can be even when there is no use of color.
The illustrations in the book are essentially black and white. There is use of shading, but the only medium used was pencil. I thought that the illustrations were very detailed, taking time to draw windows on buildings and texture on different aspects of each page. The illustrations run through the gutter on each page, taking center stage of the book. I feel as though the illustrations tell the story almost as well as the words on the page. The artistic style used is realism because each illustration looked like a direct representation of a scene in real life. The cars and the people in the story were very detailed even if they did not play a major role in the storyline. Overall, I thought this was a cute book with wonderful pencil illustrations.
The illustrations in the book are essentially black and white. There is use of shading, but the only medium used was pencil. I thought that the illustrations were very detailed, taking time to draw windows on buildings and texture on different aspects of each page. The illustrations run through the gutter on each page, taking center stage of the book. I feel as though the illustrations tell the story almost as well as the words on the page. The artistic style used is realism because each illustration looked like a direct representation of a scene in real life. The cars and the people in the story were very detailed even if they did not play a major role in the storyline. Overall, I thought this was a cute book with wonderful pencil illustrations.
farmgirl103's review against another edition
5.0
I read this classic to my literacy technology club today. We then took a virtual journey around Boston via www.googlelittrips.org.
jonnyoring's review against another edition
4.0
To date, the McCloskey book we've read the least. Still good, but Silas tends to gravitate toward the others more.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
5.0
Love this fabulous classic. Mamma sure is saucy and I love her.
flyerberton's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
An adorable children’s book set in Boston and about little ducks!
kandicez's review against another edition
3.0
We had 3 ducklings my youngest child wanted to take to school for show and tell. We searched for an appropriate book to read to the class as they took their turns holding the ducks. Brings back sweet memories.
jcschildbach's review against another edition
5.0
Some kids put up a little 'lending library' box in the neighborhood... I believe it was a Girl Scout or similar project... so I'm going through old children's books (and padding my 'Reading Challenge') then slipping old books into the box for others to enjoy. I read this numerous times as a child, although I didn't remember much about it but (spoiler alert) police stopping traffic for the ducks to cross busy streets. The police stopping traffic is the bulk of the action here, but the illustrations are a whole lot of fun. The book is really cute --and I mean that in the best of ways -- although I really can't say I'm happy that (spoiler alert) Mr. Mallard took off and left Mrs. Mallard and the ducklings to walk through heavy traffic to catch up with him.
agatha_hopkins's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5