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Mr. and Mrs. Mallard have looked all over for a safe place to raise their ducklings with no luck. But when they take their young ones to Boston's Public Garden, they believe they have found the perfect place.
About the Author
John Robert McCloskey (September 15, 1914 - June 30, 2003) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He both wrote and illustrated eight picture books and won two Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association recognizing the year's best-illustrated picture book. Four of those eight books were set in Maine: Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, Time of Wonder, and Burt Dow, Deep-water Man; the last three all on the coast. His best-known work is another of the picture books, Make Way For Ducklings, set in Boston. In longer works, he both wrote and illustrated Homer Price and he illustrated Keith Robertson's Henry Reed.Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
