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 On The Pond - Dawn Sirett
 On The Pond - Dawn Sirett ... to explore, but little do they realise that swimming around the pool will bring them right back to where they started. A simple narrative text with questions guides the reader through the changing scene, with acetate windows children can peep through.Newest Review: ... the reader to .......'Follow the fluffy ducklings..... On the pond'. The three ducklings waddle down to the pond, informing ... more ... their mother that they are off to explore.... On their journey they meet a fish, a frog and a dragonfly who they greet and announce that they are going to swim far, far away...... Finally, to their dismay and their mother's delight they have swam full circle and end up back where they started!
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The illustrations are made up of actual photographs of the animals and backgrounds relating to the habitat of a pond and the surrounding area, all in a sort of decoupage / collage like effect.
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On The Pond - Dawn Sirett: On The Pond (484 words)
by - written on 18/03/08 (Very useful, 85 readings)
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- Content and Format - This is aimed at very young, pre-school / nursery age children, given that it is board book format - a firm favourite as little hands can turn the pages themselves without accidentally damaging the pages. The concept is based on 'little windows', beginning with the front cover. There is a rectangular shaped section cut out of the front cover and indeed each page, with a transparent window placed in this section. On each 'window' there is a picture, almost like a 'transfer' of the duck, her ducklings and some of the animals that they meet on their journey. The front cover invites the reader to .......'Follow the ... Read the complete review
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