Best Seller Books: Make Way for Ducklings Review

Children naturally are interested in understanding a parent's perspective on the family.Mr. and Mrs. Mallard's search for a safe home for their future family makes a wonderful story for children and parents to exploreand understand more about parental love.Although the book has a 4-8 agereading level, younger children enjoy having it read to them (based on theexperiences of my four children).The illustrations are terrific and drawthe child's interest very easily.Older children like to reread the storybecause of its comfortable connection to their more youthful years andreinforcement of their sense of being wanted, loved, and belonging.
Tome, the best part of the book is that the locations are actually easy tofind in Boston.So if you live in the Boston area or ever come here, youcan also take your children to experience the story.I know my youngerdaughter thought that her first Swan boat ride in the Public Garden was theultimate moment in her life (up to that point).She kept wanting to knowwhich duck was Mrs. Mallard, and which one was Mr. Mallard.Then shewanted to spot Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack (my favorite name in thebook), Pack, and Quack.I had a ball! There are also statues of Mrs.Mallard and her 8 offspring that the children can touch.There's also anannual parade that you can participate in.
If you don't know the story,here's a summary:Mr. and Mrs. Mallard were looking for a place to livewhere they could raise a family safely.Whenever Mr. Mallard foundsomeplace he liked, Mrs. Mallard worried about foxes and turtles.Finallythey got to the pond in the Public Garden in Boston, and were too tired togo on.So they spent the night on the little island there.The nextmorning they could not find much food, until the people on the Swan boatsbegan to throw them peanuts.But the Mallards were almost run over by abicycle, so they felt they needed a safer place.They tried several, buteach had a drawback.Finally, they found an island in the Charles Rivernot far from the Public Garden that met all their requirements.Michael,the policeman, fed them peanuts.Soon, Mrs. Mallard laid 8 eggs, andstayed to hatch them.After the ducklings were born, they learned to swimand walk single file behind their Mother.One day, she walked them towardsthe Public Garden.But they could not get across the highway.Michaelspotted them and stopped the traffic so they could cross.He called Clancyat the station and told him to send a car to help Mrs. Mallard and theducklings cross at the Public Garden.When in the pond there, they met Mr.Mallard on the little island.They decided to live there, and followed theSwan boats for peanuts after that.
I have enjoyed reading this storyand reading it to children for almost 30 years.I look forward to readingit to my grandchildren when the time comes.It has also been my favoritebook to give as a gift to new parents.
Enjoy the wonderful gift of warmfamily feeling in this book, and leave your stalled thinking about yourcares and worries behind.It will remind you what is really important inyour life!

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Mr. and Mrs. Mallard search throughout the busy city of Boston for the perfect place to raise their ducklings.--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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