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Meanwhile, he had been a runnerup in 1949 for blueberries for sal, in 1953 for one morning in maine, and in 1954 for journeycake, ho. Oct 21, 2004 the first ever twotime caldecott medal winner, for make way for ducklings and time of wonder, mccloskey was also awarded caldecott honors for blueberries for sal, one morning in maine, and journey cake, ho. Ideal for reading aloud, this book deserves a place of honor on every childs bookshelf. He then got a job in boston, assisting francis scott bradford in making an enormous mural of famous people of beacon hill. Make way for ducklings one of the merriest picture books. Mallard was sure that the pond in the boston public gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live. The duck parents are flying over boston looking for a place to hatch their eggs and raise their ducklings. As of 2003, the book had sold over two million copies. Think python how to think like a computer scientist. This video is about make way for ducklings by robert mccloskey read along with tony.
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