书名：Five Little Ducks (Board book)五只小鸭子纸板书

读者对象：0-3岁
作者：Raffi Cavoukian; Jose Aruego; Ariane Dewey
出版社名称：Knopf Books for Young Readers
出版时间：1999
语种：英文
ISBN：9780517800577
商品尺寸：13.3 x 1.7 x 17.1 cm
包装：纸板书
页数：32
一天5只小鸭出去玩，翻过山去跑了很远，鸭妈妈到处找孩子，但是只回来了4只。第二天，4只小鸭出去玩，但是只回来了3只……每一天都会少一只小鸭，直到剩下一只也走丢了，鸭妈妈悲伤。鸭妈妈独自度过了萧条的秋天和寒冷的冬天，春天来临了，悲伤的鸭妈妈依然在翻越高山寻找她的孩子。鸭妈妈不停的呼唤小鸭们，忽然5只小鸭都回来了，同时还带来了他们各自的孩子。这本书还可以做一本数数书来读，从5减到1，是小宝宝们比较爱做的事。

This board book featuring a counting song by Raffi makes the perfect “addition” to your springtime reading list! 
Babies and toddlers willl love counting down as first five little ducks, then four, then three, then two, then one go out to play, not to return. Sadly, Mother Duck waits alone through all four seasons until spring returns and with it her five ducks, all grown up-along with their new families of baby ducks. With sweet illustrations by veteran childrens book artists Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, this lovely counting song will invoke squeals of delight.

Raffi Cavoukianwas born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1948 to Armenian parents. Music and literature were very much a part of Raffi’s own childhood, leading to his interest in learning the guitar as a teenager. In 1970 he began his career as a performer in local music spots and later transitioned to performing music for children. As his career progressed, Raffi realized there wasn’t quality recorded music for children. He then recorded and released Singable Songs for the Very Young. After its success, he recognized his fun songs could be adapted into books to help children read. Favorite songs were then printed in booklets, which were illustrated by the children themselves or by older students—as a result, the children had instant books that they could use at their own level of proficiency. This led to the publication of Down by the Bay and Shake My Sillies Out, followed by other titles in the Songs to Read series. In 1998, Raffi published his first book for adults—an autobiography detailing the story of his unique life and career, including his efforts to blend respect for both children and the natural world, in order to work toward a child-honoring society.

Jose Aruegowas a lawyer before becoming a children’s book illustrator. . A native of the Philippines, he moved to New York City in 1956 to study at Parsons School of Design. His cartoons were published in the New Yorker and the Saturday Evening Post, and his illustrations can be seen in Five Little Ducks by Raffi, as well as in the 82 childrens books he wrote himself. He died in 2012.

Ariane Dewey, with her illustrating partner Jose Aruego, has illustrated over 60 children’s books. Originally from Chicago, she now lives in New York City. Her art can be seen in Five Little Ducks by Raffi.