10 Little Rubber Ducks

和艾瑞．卡爾的橡皮鴨一起去冒險

創意大師艾瑞．卡爾，在看到1992年發生的真實故事時，心中油然生起改編故事的念頭，本書就在這個構想下孕育而生。現在，就讓我們一同和艾瑞．卡爾去經歷這一場精采刺激的冒險之旅。

船長和他的貨船，
要帶橡皮小鴨，
漂洋過海去到遙遠的國家，
去到遙遠的國家。
忽然，暴風雨來了，掀起巨大的海浪。
強風呼呼呼吹過海面，
呼呼呼吹過海面。
「十隻橡皮鴨落水了！」船長大叫。
十隻橡皮小鴨緩緩漂向不同的地方。

重複、韻文式的詞句，優美、朗朗上口，非常適合和孩子一起共讀，或輪流朗讀；而有趣的故事中，更蘊藏豐富的學習內容，包括1～10的數字學習，東、西等方位的概念學習，如：
第1隻橡皮小鴨漂向西邊。
有一隻海豚從它上方跳過去。
第2隻橡皮小鴨漂向東邊。
有一隻海豹從朝它大叫。

而艾瑞．卡爾一貫獨特的拼貼技巧、明亮的色彩、逗趣的動物造型，更讓孩子認識到各種海洋動物，海豚、海豹、北極熊、烏龜……等，更增添本書的知性份量；非常了解孩子個性的艾瑞．卡爾，更在最後一頁做了一個特殊設計，讓本書兼具感性、知性及趣味的圖畫玩具書。

本書中文本《10隻橡皮小鴨》由上誼出版

Ahoy! Here We Go
Around the World
with 10 Little Rubber Ducks

"Ducks overboard!" shouts the captain, as a giant wave washes a box of 10 little rubber ducks off his cargo ship and into the sea. The 10 little rubber ducks are swept away in various directions. One drifts west, where a friendly dolphin jumps over it. A whale sings to another. But, as the sun sets, the 10th little rubber duck is left all alone, bobbing helplessly on the big wide sea. Small readers and listeners will empathize with the little duck's plight -- and will rejoice at the heartwarming surprise ending.

In this poignant and funny story, illustrated with strikingly designed collages, Eric Carle also takes readers on an exciting voyage of discovery. Following the little ducks as they float to all parts of the globe, young explorers can see for themselves the meanings of directional words, and learn simple math concepts such as counting and the use of cardinal and ordinal numbers. Each creature the ducks meet is seen in its own habitat and behaves in a true-to-life manner, offering a very simple first view of biology and geography.

All aboard for a world of learning and fun!