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Caldecott Medal Winner

This story is an amazing portrayal of a mother's love and provides young readers with lovely illustrations and a sense of family.


Mr. and Mrs. Mallard are searching for a place to raise their family.  They settle on a place in Boston.  After keeping her eggs warm and safe, the ducklings hatch one by one.  She teaches them to swim, dive, and walk in a straight line.  When she takes her ducklings out for their first walk into the city streets, cars screech to a halt, and Mrs. Mallard quacks her way across. Michael, the policeman  calls for help, and the ducklings make it safely through the streets of Boston to join their father.

Hardcover