Recognition Robert McCloskey

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mccloskey s book make way ducklings (1941)


mccloskey won 1942 caldecott medal make way ducklings. story set in boston, massachusetts features mallard pair nests on island in charles river. after time raising 8 ducklings on island, mother leads them public garden downtown. famously, friendly policeman stops traffic them cross busy street. story became boston institution. sculptor nancy schön created bronze version of mrs. mallard , ducklings in 1987, installed along walkway between pond , street. there thousands of children climb them every year , many more people photograph them; park annual site of make way ducklings mother s day parade, featuring hundreds of children dressed in costumes of favorite characters. since 2003 make way ducklings official children s book of massachusetts.


mccloskey won second caldecott medal in 1958 time of wonder. meanwhile, had been runner-up in 1949 blueberries sal, in 1953 1 morning in maine, , in 1954 journeycake, ho!, latter written mother-in-law sawyer. in 1958 magazine article titled bob mccloskey, inventor , medal winner marc simont observed [his] talent devising mechanical contraptions topped ability turn out books carry off caldecott medal.


the homer price stories (two books) translated russian-language in 1970s , became popular in soviet union.


the u.s. library of congress named mccloskey living legend in 2000.








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