The Life Cycle of a Duck (Life Cycles Library)

Hipp, Andrew

 
9780823958689: The Life Cycle of a Duck (Life Cycles Library)

Synopsis

Ducklings lead a precarious existence as potential meals for countless pond and river creatures. This book begins with the mother duck making a nest. It follows the ducklings through the embryo stage to hatch and all the way through molting, reproducing, and migrating. This book provides detailed information about ducks and the ecosystems in which they exist.

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About the Author

Andrew Hipp is the plant systematist and herbarium curator at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. He is the author of several natural history books for children, a field guide to spring woodland wildflowers of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, and scientific articles on the taxonomy and evolution of Carex. Rachel D.Davis received her M.F.A. in printmaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Photographer DWIGHT KUHN's award-winning nature photographs have appeared in 125 children's books. He lives in Dexter, Maine.

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Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9781404255838: The Life Cycle of a Duck (Content-Area Literacy Collections)

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ISBN 10:  1404255834 ISBN 13:  9781404255838
Publisher: Rosen Classroom, 2005
Softcover