Author: Hazel Hutchins, illus by Dominic Catalano
Publisher: NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK, Jan 2001
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1-57223-398-2
Synopsis
Wonderful intro to the world of ducks for children that is an accurate portrayal of natural history wrapped up in a charming tale of adventure. Color illus; 10x8 inches, 32 pgs.
More Information
A wonderful introduction to the world of ducks for children that is an accurate portrayal of natural history wrapped up in a charming tale of adventure. The text and delightful pastel illustrations chronicle a year in the life of Suzie Mallard, from her birth on the Canadian prairies to her migration south in the fall. Suzie cracks out of her shell, swims and eats with her nest mates, sleeps under her mother?s wing, and eventually learns to fly. Everything follows its natural course until Suzie is knocked from the sky by a storm in the lower Mississippi Valley on her migration south. Rescued by a young girl named Alicia, Suzie regains her health and yearns to return to the northern nesting grounds as the days grow longer and warmer. Will Alicia let the young duck go free or keep her forever safe in the pen she has built beneath the live oak tree? Alicia?s decision to allow Suzie to continue her journey offers an important lesson about the lives of ducks and other wild creatures.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hazel Hutchins is an award-winning author of over 20 books for children, including her previous book on ducks, One Duck.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Dominic Catalano has illustrated more than a dozen children?s books, including Bernard?s Nap, which won the 1999 Parent?s Choice Silver Honor award.
