Published March 2012 Harper Collins
From the publisher:
A duck with no quack? Who has ever heard of that? Certainly not Splat—and he decides to investigate. Beginning readers will love the zany wordplay in this Splat book!
Splat is one of many characters that have made their way from picture book to easy readers. Fans of the Splat picture books will love this early reader, and those few people that have never come across Splat in the picture book format will love him too.
While out riding his bike, Splat comes across a duck, a duck with a book, a duck with a book who doesn't quack! Thinking that the duck must be lost, Splat takes it to the pond...but the duck isn't lost so he pops back into Splat's bag. With no more ideas Splat decides to take the duck to school, his teacher will figure out why this duck has no quack. So, they find out that the duck isn't hungry, doesn't want to wear a dress and has perfect hearing. Mrs Wimpydimple is the one to figure out what the problem is, and when she fixes it, the duck's quack comes back!
This is an I Can Read Level 1 title, stating that it has simple sentences for eager new readers. There is a lot of rhyming text in this book, and in the front cover it says that there are 13 words that end in the -ack sound, and it has a list so you can find them. While there is some rhymingin the text, there is little rhythm, but I found that while there are a few tricky words in the story, most of them can be sounded out.
There is an I Can Read website that offers help for parents who are trying to encourage their children to read as well as links to online activities that link with particular books as well as activities that can be printed out. Keep in mind that this is an American website so some of the books may not be available in Australia.
www.icanread.com
Who will like this
book: Boys and girls age 6+
Read it if you like: Splat the Cat
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