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What do ducklings eat? How do they stay warm? Can people keep them as pets? The answers to these questions and many more are waiting for beginning readers in this book.

As Mr. Fox watches and draws closer to nine ducks, one by one they drop out of sight.

While making pumpkin soup, three friends discover they have no salt and go to the city to buy some, but while Cat and Squirrel head straight to the salt store, Duck pauses at a pepper shop, then fears he will never see his friends again.

When two children find an injured duck and take it to a veterinarian at an animal hospital, they learn about the work of the hospital and of the doctor as she cares for the duck and other animals.

Color photographs and simple text describe the birth of ducklings, their mother's care, and their development, covering their first swim, eating habits, feathers, flying abilities, and first migration.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of ducks, including their development from egg to adult.

When Mama plays hide and seek with her five ducklings, Little Quack finds the best hiding place of all.

One by one, four ducklings find the courage to jump into the pond and paddle with Mama Duck, until only Little Quack is left in the nest, trying to be brave.

After a few tries and with some help from friends, Dawdle Duckling finds the best way to hide while playing hide-and-seek with his mother and siblings.

A child describes the adventuresome weekend spent caring for the class's pet duck.

The Cat and the Squirrel come to blows with the Duck in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their pumpkin soup, and they almost lose the Duck's friendship when he decides to leave them.

Katy Duck is on stage and ready to perform at the dance show, but when the curtain opens, she feels very shy.

One by one, five little ducks wander away from their mother until her lonely quack brings them all waddling back.

Hodges and the patrons of his caf? are frightened when three tigers try to take over, but his crazy duck saves the day.

Curious George gets into trouble when he boards a dump truck and spills a load of dirt in a pond but redeems himself when the dirt creates an island for the pond's ducks.