Make Way for Ducklings
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Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey
Children’s
James Mustich
Jul 29, 2018
Beautifully drawn and visually composed with great but unobtrusive care (text and images are arranged so that even the turning of pages is part of the book’s storytelling charm), Make Way for Ducklings relates the adventures of a newlywed mallard couple searching for a place to start their family. They fly over Boston looking for a suitable spot, surveying the city’s famous landmarks before alighting on an island in the Charles River. Eight ducklings are born—the delightfully named Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack. The book reaches its high point when Mrs. Mallard decides to lead her progeny ashore and into the city to meet Mr. Mallard in the Public Garden. Their passage through the busy streets is aided by a helpful consort of policemen, led by the friendly Michael, who stop traffic along their route to allow them passage to a happy ending.
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Olivia Diamond
Dec 6, 2018
This must be one of the first book I checked out of a branch of the Chicago Public Library probably in 1953 when I was in second grade. I always remembered it and I am glad it was in the book along with the Boxcar Children, which was also one of the first books I read on my own.
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Dave Agrati
Apr 9, 2020
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WILLIAM
Jan 28
Adorable ducks, people at their best.
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