Mr. McCloskey's marvelous mallards : the making of make way for ducklings / Emma Bland Smith ; illustrated by Becca Stadtlander.
As soon as artist Robert McCloskey saw the ducks in Boston Public Garden, he knew he had to write about them. But how? Studying stuffed birds didn't help... As the ducklings grew, he got down on his hands and knees and followed them with pad and pencil. At times he even acted like a duck! Through revision, after revision, Robert improved the art and story, until he and his editor were finally satisfied. -- Adapted from front jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635923926
- ISBN: 1635923921
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, a division of Astra Publishing House, 2022.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 7-10. 610L Lexile Decoding demand: 85 (very high) Semantic demand: 94 (very high) Syntactic demand: 86 (very high) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile |
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Genre: | Creative nonfiction. |
Available copies
- 9 of 11 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Carthage Public.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 11 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Carthage Public Library | PB McCloskey, Robert (Text) | 34MO2001811866 | Primary Biography | In transit | - |
Mr. Mccloskey's Marvelous Mallards : The Making of Make Way for Ducklings
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Mr. Mccloskey's Marvelous Mallards : The Making of Make Way for Ducklings
This behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the classic and beloved picture book Make Way for Ducklings will captivate young artists, writers, readers, and animal lovers alike. While writing and illustrating the beloved picture book Make Way for Ducklings , Robert McCloskey brings a flock of ducklings into his tiny New York City apartment. But an artist + a bunch of ducklings in his apartment = chaos! There are ducklings in the bathtub and ducklings in the kitchen, quacking at dawn and sitting on his desk. Can he learn to draw them just right before they grow too big? This glimpse into the creation of a much-loved story for kids is a must-read for fans of children's books, or for anyone who is interested in the creative process and the importance of persistence. "Emma Smith has done a bang-up job imagining how my father wrote Make Way for Ducklings .I enjoyed reading her book."- Jane McCloskey, daughter of Robert McCloskey and author of Robert McCloskey- A Private Life in Words and Pictures "A wonderfully rollicking rendition of the storybehind the story."- Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of books for children and author of Robert McCloskey