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244: 308:, and will not be able to fly until their new feathers grow again, and Mrs. Mallard hatches eight ducklings named Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack. After the ducklings are born, Mr. Mallard decides to take a trip up the river to see what the rest of it is like. Mr. and Mrs. Mallard agree to meet at the Public Garden in one week. In the meantime, Mrs. Mallard teaches the eight ducklings all they need to know about being ducks, such as swimming, diving, marching along, and to avoid dangers such as bicycles and other wheeled objects. 1265: 350:
emphasizes the point-of-view of the ducklings. Each of the eight ducklings shows individual characteristics, similar to children walking in a line. They are either "bored, inquisitive, sleepy, or they are scratching, talking over their backs one to another, running to catch up with the line". The book's message is comforting to children because it shows parents as caretakers, protectors, and teachers, and the ducklings who behave as ducks eventually find safety. According to fellow Caldecott winner
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the ducklings ashore and straight to the highway in hopes of crossing to reach the Garden, but she has trouble crossing as the cars will not yield to her. Michael, the policeman whom the Mallards visited, stops traffic for the family to cross. Michael calls police headquarters and instructs them to
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passes by the mallards. The mallards mistake the swan boat for a real bird and enjoy peanuts thrown by the people on the boat. Mrs. Mallard suggests that they build their nest in the Public Garden. However, just as she says this, her husband is nearly run down by a passing bicyclist. The mallards
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does not follow. In context, the story takes place during wartime as fathers were being drafted and sent to Europe, requiring more social support for single-parent families. McCloskey presented Mrs. Mallard as an "independent and nonsubmissive female character". This strong portrayal has led one
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Another comment concerns on McCloskey's use of page breaks as a pacing technique. McCloskey's use of one-sentence pages forces the reader to quickly turn the page, enhancing the sense of motion, especially during the home search and when Mrs. Mallard teaches the ducklings their basic skills.
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drawings, rendered in sepia, rather than the traditional black-and-white pictures found in most children's books of the day, received the 1942 Caldecott Medal, and has continued to garner praise years after its first publishing. The illustrations accurately depict the ducks and the city and
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as a gift to the children of the Soviet Union. Since 1978, the city has hosted an annual Duckling Day parade each spring, with children and their parents dressed as ducklings. Part of the parade route retraces the path taken by Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings to get to the Public Garden.
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island in the first place and avoid the bicyclists on the shore. However, McCloskey has stated himself that he thinks of himself as an artist who writes children's books and not vice versa. Fannin also finds the characterization lacking, that is, the Mallards represent "rather
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has been continuously in print since it was first published. As of 2003, the book had sold over two million copies. The story has also been published in paperback and audiobook. Viking Publishing planned to release a 75th-anniversary edition of the classic in March 2016.
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called the book "one of the merriest we have had in a long time", praising the understated comedic aspect of the procession down Beacon Street, as well as McCloskey's "fine large pictures" which simultaneously demonstrate "economy of line" and "wealth of detail".
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to enter the Garden, there are four policemen standing in the intersection stopping traffic to make way for the ducklings. Mr. Mallard is waiting in the Public Garden for the rest of the family. Finally, the family decides to stay in the Garden and lives
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to start a family. Each time Mr. Mallard selects a location, Mrs. Mallard finds something wrong with it. Tired from their search, the mallards land at the Public Garden Lagoon to spend the night. In the morning, a
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McCloskey also employs this page break method to heighten surprise. When searching for a home, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard seem to have found a home on page eleven.
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as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". In 2012, it was ranked number six among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by
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in the Public Garden of the mother duck and her eight ducklings, which is a popular destination for children and adults alike. In 1991,
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Then, they encounter a sudden problem with the chosen location when Mrs. Mallard is nearly run over by a bicyclist on page thirteen.
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has been erected of Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings. A statue similar to the one in the Boston Public Garden was erected in
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plates. As of 2003, the book had sold over two million copies. The book's popularity led to the construction of a statue by
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where they head south to the Garden. The people on the streets admire the family of ducks. When the family must cross
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Alice Fannin says the "loosely plotted" story gives no true explanation for why Mr. Mallard leaves the island in the
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in 1942. In his acceptance speech, McCloskey explained his motivation for the story. While attending the
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was published in the 1940s. Many books of the time portray a male-dominated society, a trend which
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concerned parents", often showing the same facial expressions and rarely showing expressiveness.
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send a police car to stop traffic along the route for the ducks. The ducks cross the highway,
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The story begins as two ducks (Mr. and Mrs. Mallard) fly over various potential locations in
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between 1932 and 1936, he spent time in the Public Garden feeding the ducks. Following
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Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 22: American Writers for Children, 1900–1960
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the official children's book of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Legislators from
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The route Mrs. Mallard takes from the Charles River to the Public Garden.
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is a popular attraction in Boston Public Garden. A replica installed in
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In the Boston Public Garden, where the Mallards eventually settled, a
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who raise their brood of ducklings on an island in the lagoon in the
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continue their search, flying over Boston landmarks such as
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Front cover illustration with the Caldecott Medallion
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Index


Robert McCloskey
Children's literature
The Viking Press
ISBN
9780670451494
OCLC
192241
children's picture book
Robert McCloskey
the Viking Press
mallards
Boston Public Garden
1942 Caldecott Medal
charcoal
lithographed
zinc
Nancy Schön
Barbara Bush
Raisa Gorbacheva
START Treaty
Novodevichy Park
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Caldecott Medal
Vesper George Art School
May Massee
National Academy of Design
American Museum of Natural History
ornithologist

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