Introducing a story of perspective and trick of the eyes~ featured in MaiStoryBook Library Collection:

“Duck! Rabbit!” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld

Book Synopsis and Review

“It’s a Duck!” “No, it’s a Rabbit!” … “It’s definitely a duck…” …”It’s definitely a Rabbit…” “Wait a minute…” Could be *both*??? Two friends, looking at the same animal, are seeing two very *different* creatures. Is it a duck or a rabbit? How could they confuse a duck and a rabbit??? They look nothing alike! Well, wait until you see what they see~ with only the head as a visual cue *and take a look at the book cover~ it definitely could go either way, duck or rabbit*~ see who can persuade you to decide if it’s a duck or rabbit. With a different point of view for each new scenario with our mystery animal, you’ll be second-guessing even your own eyes! An excellent book for talking about different perspective, check out this hilariously clever read aloud for a fun-spirited debate~ Duck or Rabbit!? It’s up to you to decide!

If you’re itching for an entertaining brain and visual teaser, look no further~ this one will have you stumped~ Duck or rabbit, duck or rabbit… Every time you are *almost* convinced, a flip of the page sends you back to square one. Enjoy this fun read aloud with a buddy, and prepare for some light-hearted bantering over what your different perspectives. Plus, test  just how persuasive you can be to convince your audience to see what you see!

Vocabulary List

• Bill  a duck’s beak
• Distinctly very clearly
• Wading walking through water/swimming
• Binoculars tool that you look through that makes far away things look closer up
• Brachiosaurus a plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck

Themes/Main ideas

• Different people can have different perspectives: People can see and believe different things
• Try to be persuasive, and give reasons for why someone should agree with what you see or believe

YouTube Video: Guided Shared-Reading Read Aloud Example

Example of a shared-reading, interactive Read Aloud of “Duck! Rabbit!” – how to subtly introduce the vocabulary list words within the text, ask guided questions, and spark conversation!

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*Duck or Rabbit Perspective Pinwheel* Craft

Perspective is how you see or think about things. Two different people can have two very different perspectives. For example, my friend and I could be looking at the same exact animal, but I might say, “Look at that adorable tiny chihuahua!” while my friend might say, “Ughhh, look at that disgusting rat!” We are looking at the same small scrawny animal, but whereas I think it looks cute like a puppy, my friend thinks it’s ugly like a rodent. Perspective makes life super interesting~ because there are so many different way to view and think about the same thing! Anything *old* can seem completely *new* if you take a different perspective. In this week’s read aloud~ the animal in question is either a Duck or Rabbit ~ and just like the book, I have no concrete answer for you… but with this week’s craft, maybe you could convince someone why the animal *definitely* is a duck or rabbit! Prepare for an afternoon of perspective changing and persuading!

Materials

• Downloadable Duck/Rabbit Head and Pinwheel Body Circle
• Crayons
• Pipe Cleaner
• Scissors
• Tape

Directions

• Print out the Downloadable Duck/Rabbit and PinWheel sheets
• Color in the bodies on the Pinwheel body sheet. I used yellow for the duck and brown for the rabbit.

• Cut out the Pinwheel circles.
• Cut out the rabbit/duck head.
• Tape the rabbit /duck head to the top of the gray Under-Pinwheel template so that it sticks up from the top.

• Next, lineup the top-body pinwheel on top of the gray under-pinwheel, and attach the Pinwheel bodies, by poking a whole through the center of the pinwheel (marked by the dot) and the center of the gray pinwheel underneath.
• Weave a small piece of the pipe cleaner through both holes and then bend down the ends so that the pinwheel is secure. Tape down the pipe cleaner end on the back.
• Spin your wheel to line up the different bodies under the head~ and watch the animal transform from a rabbit to duck *and back and forth* right before your eyes!

Enjoy Your *Duck or Rabbit Perspective Pinwheel* Craft

• Use your craft to persuade a family member or friend to agree with you that the animal is a duck or rabbit
• Have the craft as a reading buddy while you reread the story and change the bodies on your craft to match the animal on the different pages of the book.
• Take your craft with you to retell the story to a family member or friend, and ask them about their own perspective: is it a rabbit or a duck?

*~Overall, have fun creating and engaging with your own *Duck or Rabbit Perspective Pinwheel* Craft,  and I hope you and your little ones indulge in some light-hearted banter!  – tag me on Instagram @MaiStoryBookLibrary  – or post on FaceBook to share your photos of your own *Duck or Rabbit Perspective Pinwheel* Crafts and Creations, and your own reading adventures! I’d love to hear from you!~*

*Check Back on Next Friday for our New Reading Adventure*

*~Until next time, Happy Reading~*