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1) Hey, duck!
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A plucky duckling attempts to befriend a cat that just wants to be left alone.
2) Love is
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A girl finds a baby duckling, and discovers that love is taking care of something that needs you, and also knowing when to let it go.
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"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."--
7) Peep leap
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A counting book that highlights the giant leap that wood ducks much make on their second day in the world.
9) Lucy Goose
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Lucy Goose lives on a farm with all the other animals, and when she inadvertently hatches a baby duckling she has a new friend and follower to teach about life and friendship in the barnyard.
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It's time for the five little ducklings to go to school. Four of the little ducklings shout, "Yippee! Hooray! Oh boy! That's cool!" The fifth little duckling sobs, "Boo-hoo! I won't go to school! I'm going to miss you!" But when Mama reminds them, "Even though we'll be apart, we'll still be in each other's heart," the little ducklings go forth and soon discover "School is great!"
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Exploring the pond on his own and visiting his friends--Dragonfly, Little Polliwog, and the Centipedes--Dandelion Duckling keeps his ears open for his mother's quacks warning him of danger, but when his mother fails to see the weasel in the willows one afternoon, it is up to Dandelion to remember the lessons he's been taught.
19) Treading water
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When they find abandoned ducklings, the vet volunteers must educate the community about keeping baby animals as Easter pets while also teaching the ducklings how to swim.