This concept set the stage perfectly for our math game. In the story ten ducks go overboard and find adventure out in the ocean. We were inspired to create this fun math game for preschoolers and kindergarteners.īefore doing this activity we read 1o Little Rubber Ducks. There are so many books to choose so there are sure to be some terrific activities shared. This month the Virtual Book Club for Kids is sharing activities to go along with books by Eric Carle. Here visitors of all ages can enjoy, in addition to Eric Carle's work, original artwork by other distinguished children's book illustrators from around the world.Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on Email In 2002, fifty years after Carle's return to the United States, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art was opened in Amherst, Massachusetts. In 1952, after graduating from the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, he fulfilled his dream of returning to New York.Įric Carle received many distinguished awards and honours for his work, including, in 2003, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his lifetime contribution to children's literature and illustration. However, when he was just six, he moved with his parents to Germany. 'Beautifully composed illustrations,' said Booklist. 'As sublimely simple and endearing as the playthings it portrays,' agreed Publishers Weekly.Įric Carle was the creator of more than seventy picture books for young readers.Įric Carle was born in New York, USA. It's a definite 10,' commented School Library Journal in a starred review. 'A wonderful read-aloud for storytimes or one-on-one sharing. Small readers and listeners will empathize with the little duck's plight-and will rejoice at the heartwarming surprise ending. Each creature the ducks meet is seen in its own habitat and behaves in a true-to-life manner, offering a very simple first view of biology and geography. But as the sun sets, the 10th little rubber duck is left all alone, bobbing helplessly on the big wide sea.įollowing the little ducks as they float to all parts of the globe, young explorers can see for themselves the meanings of directional words and learn simple math concepts, such as counting and the use of cardinal and ordinal numbers. One drifts west, where a friendly dolphin jumps over it. 'Ducks overboard!' shouts the captain, as a giant wave washes a box of 10 little rubber ducks off his cargo ship and into the sea. In Eric Carle’s poignant and funny story, illustrated with strikingly designed collages, readers are taken on an exciting voyage of discovery.

This classic picture book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug stars 10 little rubber ducks and their globe-trotting adventures.

10 little rubber ducks by eric carle