mallard

"In 1945, against the backdrop of WWII, a soon-to-be-mama duck builds a nest in a precarious spot in the city of Milwaukee. Soon, news outlets around the world are carrying the hopeful story of the plucky duck"--Provided by publisher.

Follow twelve newly hatched ducklings as they spend their first night at the lake and see what happens.

Follow twelve newly hatched ducklings as they spend their first night at the lake and see what happens.

A young mallard duck grows to maturity under the care of his mother, avoiding predators and learning how to fly.

Follows the first year in the life of a duck that is born on the Canadian prairie, flies south along the Mississippi River, is injured and cared for, before returning home.

A female mallard stands guard over her nest.

Text and photographs follow a family of ducks to a pond where the ducklings swim, search for food, evade predators, and sleep.

Describes the natural environment, physical characteristics, and behavior of wild ducks, emphasizing the life of the mallard.

Explains how the duck searches for food, defends itself, how it finds a mate, and rears its young.

Presents a study of ducks and examines where they live in the wild, what they look like, what they eat and how they hunt for food, mating and nesting, and how they care for their young.