Make Way for Ducklings

Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Make Way for Ducklings Author:McCloskey, Robert Publisher:The Viking Press Release Date:1954 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Sku: 2340404 Notes: 13th printing. $3.00 price on jacket flap, two seals on front jacket panel making this copy considerably more scarce. Jacket lightly rubbed, jacket edges mended with tape, top page ridge lightly foxed. 1954 Large Hardcover. Unpaginated. Early Caldecott Winner. "Make Way for Ducklings is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey. First published in 1941, the book tells the story of a pair of mallards who decide to raise their family on an island in the lagoon in Boston Public Garden, a park in the center of Boston. Make Way for Ducklings won the 1942 Caldecott Medal for McCloskey's illustrations, executed in charcoal then lithographed on zinc plates. As of 2003, the book had sold over two million copies. The book's popularity led to the construction of a statue by Nancy Schön in the Public Garden of the mother duck and her eight ducklings, which is a popular destination for children and adults alike. In 1991, Barbara Bush gave a duplicate of this sculpture to Raisa Gorbachev as part of the START Treaty, and the work is displayed in Moscow's Novodevichy Park. The book is the official children's book of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Praise for the book is still high over 70 years since its first publication, mainly for the enhancing illustrations and effective pacing. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

Price: 75 USD

Location: Webster, New York

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