Read and find out about how ducks spend the whole day in the water and never get wet in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Did you know that ducks can dive 100 feet deep and still come up dry? Why don't ducks get wet? Ducks dip and dive, but they stay dry because they spread oil over their feathers to make them waterproof. Learn more inside and get to know different kinds of ducks.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It includes stunning new watercolor illustrations and a new find out more page.

This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

• hands-on and visual
• acclaimed and trusted
• great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

• Entertain and educate at the same time
• Have appealing, child-centered topics
• Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
• Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
• Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
• Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
• Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Author: Augusta Goldin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 05/01/1999
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 1
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 8.30h x 9.90w x 0.10d
ISBN: 9780064451871
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 13807 / Ducks Don't Get Wet


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 06/01/1999 pg. 116
Booklist 08/01/1999 pg. 2052
Booklist 12/01/1999 pg. 699
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 346 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 346 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Goldin, Augusta: - Augusta Goldin, author of Ducks Don't Get Wet, was formerly a teacher. She won the Long Island University's Presidential Award for science education in 1986. She lives in Paramus, NJ.Davie, Helen K.: - Helen K. Davie's lovely watercolors have appeared in many children's books, including What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfield, and Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft and Richard G. Van Gelder. She lives in Templeton, CA.