Off to School, Baby Duck!
by Amy Hest
Off to School, Baby Duck! by Amy Hest is assigned in US schools at grades k–5. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Off to School, Baby Duck! is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades K–5
- Pages
- 36
- Reading time
- about 40 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 1999
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9780763610548
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About this book
Baby Duck experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grampa, everything turns out okay in the end.
Why widely assigned
This Children's title, typically at grades k–5. Written in the 1990s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
- recommended·Kindergarten gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1996 Winner
- recommended·1st gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1996 Winner
- recommended·2nd gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1996 Winner
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1996 Winner
- recommended·4th gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1996 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1996 Winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is Off to School, Baby Duck!?
- Off to School, Baby Duck! is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–5. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read Off to School, Baby Duck!?
- It takes about 40 minutes to read Off to School, Baby Duck! (36 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 40 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Off to School, Baby Duck!?
- Off to School, Baby Duck! appears on reading lists for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Off to School, Baby Duck! banned in schools?
- Off to School, Baby Duck! does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades K–5 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: read-aloud.