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Gertie, the Duck
by Nicholas P. Georgiady and Louis G Romano; illustrated by Dagmar Wilson
Gertie was the duck that made Milwaukee famous as people watched her nesting on a bridge and waiting for her eggs to hatch into ducklings.
View on CountyCatShake a Leg, Egg!
by Kurt Cyrus
It's springtime, and the pond is bursting with new life. There are beaver pups, heron hatchlings, and lots and lots of ducklings. Everyone is out and about except for one family of geese.
View on CountyCatEggs 1 2 3: Who Will the Babies Be?
by Janet Halfmann; art by Betsy Thompson
Young readers may lift the flaps of the pages to reveal a penguin egg and ends with an ostrich's clutch of eggs that introduce the numbers from one to ten.
View on CountyCatHatch!
by Roxie Munro
Read about several types of birds and their different eggs and nests.
View on CountyCatEgg: Nature's Perfect Package
by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
Explore how a simple, often colorful, sometimes surprisingly shaped package, reveals nature's life cycle, unusual animal defensive strategies, parenting behavior, evolution, and more.
View on CountyCatJust Ducks!
by Nicola Davies; illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino
On her way to school, a young girl spots mallard ducks in the river and enthusiastically describes their appearance, habits, and behavior. Interspersed throughout the pages are facts about ducks.
View on CountyCatLucky Ducklings
by Eva Moore; pictures by Nancy Carpenter
While following their mother through town, five little ducklings fall into a storm drain and need to be rescued.
View on CountyCatQuick Duck!
by Mary Murphy
Over and under, around and down--where is he going in such a hurry?
View on CountyCatA Book of Babies
by Il Sung Na
While baby animals are born--some with fur and some with scales, some with lots of brothers and sisters, some with none--a curious duck watches.
View on CountyCat5 Little Ducks
by Denise Fleming
Each day, Papa Duck goes out with his ducklings but on Monday only four come back, on Tuesday only three, but on Saturday all return when he calls and on Sunday, they stay home and rest.
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