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24 pp.
| Harcourt |
August, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-15-292858-8$$14.00
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Jaunty rhyming couplets describe the actions of seven ducklings and the different ways to count to seven: "Slipping, sliding, having fun / 7 ducklings, 6 plus 1." Baker cleverly uses double-page spreads to demonstrate the concept of addition, featuring one group of ducklings on the left-hand page, the sum-completing remainder on the right. Playful, textured cut-paper illustrations seem to fly off the pages.