Wyatt and the Duck

"In this story a boy, Wyatt, befriends a duck at the park one day. The duck is worried because he is separated from his family and does not know how to get back to them. Wyatt points out the duck's strengths and encourages him to try going to his family in a variety of ways, but the duck is afraid. Finally, Wyatt waddles with the duck around the pond until he is able to reunite with his family. This story has many positive themes such as helping, friendship, flexible thinking when problem solving, and focusing on one's strengths. This easy reader provides a wide variety of vocabulary and sentence structure. This makes the story interesting and challenging. However, there is repetition built into the story structure that helps beginning readers build fluency. The colorful illustrations support the text in this charming story."