Make Way for Ducklings

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Make Way for Ducklings is a classic 1941 children's picture book by Robert McCloskey that tells the story of a pair of ducks raising their family in Boston.

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Make Way for Ducklings canonical 12
Make Way for Ducklings (book) 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's picture book
illustrated book
author Robert McCloskey NERFINISHED
awardReceived Caldecott Medal NERFINISHED
awardYear 1942
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Beacon Hill NERFINISHED
Boston Public Garden NERFINISHED
Charles River NERFINISHED
firstEditionFormat hardcover
genre children's literature
picture book
hasAdaptation Make Way for Ducklings public sculpture NERFINISHED
hasCharacterRole policeman Michael NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificance Boston children's classic
iconic American picture book
hasTheme family
kindness of strangers
parenting
safety of children
urban wildlife
illustrationMedium charcoal drawings
illustrator Robert McCloskey NERFINISHED
inspiredWork Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in Boston Public Garden NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Jack NERFINISHED
Kack NERFINISHED
Lack
Mack NERFINISHED
Michael NERFINISHED
Mr. Mallard NERFINISHED
Mrs. Mallard NERFINISHED
Nack NERFINISHED
Ouack NERFINISHED
Pack
Quack NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus duck family raising ducklings in Boston
notableFor depiction of Boston landmarks
detailed charcoal illustrations
originalLanguage English
pageCount unpaginated
protagonistSpecies duck
publicationYear 1941
publisher The Viking Press
surface form: Viking Press
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingLocation Boston NERFINISHED
supportingCharacter Boston police officer
targetAudience children
timePeriodOfStory 20th century

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Robert McCloskey notableWork Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey knownFor Make Way for Ducklings
Mrs. Mallard appearsIn Make Way for Ducklings
Jack the duckling appearsIn Make Way for Ducklings
Jack the duckling basedOnWork Make Way for Ducklings
Jack the duckling firstAppearance Make Way for Ducklings
Lack the duckling inspiredBy Make Way for Ducklings
this entity surface form: Make Way for Ducklings (book)
Mrs. Mallard statue basedOn Make Way for Ducklings
Mrs. Mallard statue relatedWork Make Way for Ducklings
this entity surface form: Make Way for Ducklings (book)
Lack statue inspiredBy Make Way for Ducklings
this entity surface form: Make Way for Ducklings (book)
Ouack statue basedOn Make Way for Ducklings
Pack statue basedOn Make Way for Ducklings
this entity surface form: Make Way for Ducklings (book)
Mack the duckling inspiredBy Make Way for Ducklings
this entity surface form: Make Way for Ducklings (book)
Nack the duckling inspiredBy Make Way for Ducklings
this entity surface form: Make Way for Ducklings (book)
Ouack the duckling appearsIn Make Way for Ducklings
Quack the duckling appearsIn Make Way for Ducklings
Quack the duckling basedOnWork Make Way for Ducklings
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