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Days of the Ducklings
By McMillan, Bruce
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-61804-878-6
- Publisher
- Lorraine Houghton
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2001
Gr 1-4 Another beauty from McMillan. As in Nights of the Pufflings (Houghton, 1995), he traveled to Iceland, this time to record the reestablishment of a colony of common eider ducks. Young schoolgirl Dr'fa knows that to survive in the wild, the ducklings cannot become attached to her. So while nurturing them to adulthood, she keeps her distance,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2002
McMillan returns to the setting of Nights of the Pufflings (rev. 7/95) to feature the reintroduction of eider ducks (the ducks whose down fills pillows and comforters and jackets) to Hvallátur, a small island in the Icelandic chain. This winning story of economically motivated conservation focuses on Drífa, daughter of one of the island owners, who is in charge of raising a host of ducklings from eggs to indepen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
