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Make Way for Ducklings

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Make Way for Ducklings is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey. [1]

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Amazon (company)

Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle, Washington that was founded by Jeff Bezos on July 5, 1994.

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American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH), located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, is one of the largest museums in the world.

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Art theft

Art theft is usually for the purpose of resale or for ransom (sometimes called artnapping).

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Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush (née Pierce; June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 as the wife of George H. W. Bush, who served as the 41st President of the United States.

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Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is the bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States, and a retailer of content, digital media, and educational products.

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Beacon Hill, Boston

Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Beacon Street

Beacon Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts, and several of its western suburbs.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Caldecott Medal

The Randolph Caldecott Medal annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children", beginning with 1937 publications.

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Canton, Massachusetts

Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Charcoal

Charcoal is the lightweight black carbon and ash residue hydrocarbon produced by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances.

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Charles River

The Charles River (sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles) is an long river in eastern Massachusetts.

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Charles Street (Boston)

Charles Street is the name of a north-south street in the city center of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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Cobblestone

Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings.

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Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American author, political cartoonist, poet, animator, book publisher, and artist, best known for authoring more than 60 children's books under the pen name Doctor Seuss (abbreviated Dr. Seuss).

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First Lady of the United States

The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is the title held by the hostess of the White House, usually the wife of the President of the United States, concurrent with the President's term in office.

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Gertie the Duck

Gertie the Duck is an icon of Milwaukee, Wisconsin history and the subject of a 4-foot tall bronze sculpture by American artist Gwendolyn Gillen.

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Happy ending

A happy ending is an ending of the plot of a work of fiction in which almost everything turns out for the best for the protagonists, their sidekicks, and almost everyone except the villains.

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Lagoon

A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs.

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List of spouses of the heads of state of the Soviet Union

The spouses of the heads of state carried no official duties and received no salary.

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Lithography

Lithography is a method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water.

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Louisburg Square

Louisburg Square is a private square located in Boston, Massachusetts that is maintained by the Louisburg Square Proprietors.

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Mallard

The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Massachusetts State House

1827 drawing by Alexander Jackson Davis The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the Beacon Hill/Downtown neighborhood of Boston.

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May Massee

May Massee (May 1, 1881 – December 24, 1966) was an American children's book editor.

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Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, GCL (born 2 March 1931) is a Russian and former Soviet politician.

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Morton Schindel

Morton Schindel (April 23, 1918 – August 20, 2016) was an American educator, producer, and founder of Weston Woods Studios, which specializes in adapting children's books into animated films.

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Moscow

Moscow (a) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17.1 million within the urban area.

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Moulting

In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off a part of its body (often, but not always, an outer layer or covering), either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle.

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Nancy Schön

Nancy Schön (born 1928) is a sculptor of public art displayed internationally.

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National Education Association

The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest professional interest group in the United States.

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Novodevichy Convent

Novodevichy Convent, also known as Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery (Новоде́вичий монасты́рь, Богоро́дице-Смоле́нский монасты́рь), is probably the best-known cloister of Moscow.

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Ornithology

Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds.

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Paul O. Zelinsky

Paul O. Zelinsky (born 1953) is an American illustrator and writer best known for illustrating children's picture books.

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Picture book

A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children.

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President of the Soviet Union

The President of the Soviet Union (Президент Советского Союза, Prezident Sovetskogo Soyuza), officially called President of the USSR (Президент СССР) or President of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (Президент Союза Советских Социалистических Республик), was the head of state of the Soviet Union from 15 March 1990 to 25 December 1991.

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Public Garden (Boston)

The Public Garden, also known as Boston Public Garden, is a large park in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to Boston Common.

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Raisa Gorbacheva

Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (Раи́са Макси́мовна Горбачёва tr. Raisa Maksimovna Gorbachyova,, Титаре́нко; 5 January 1932 – 20 September 1999) was a Russian activist who was the wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

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Robert McCloskey

John Robert McCloskey (September 14, 1914 – June 30, 2003) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books.

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School Library Journal

The School Library Journal is a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people.

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Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

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Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield is a city in western New England, and the historical seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.

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START I

START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) was a bilateral treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms.

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Statue

A statue is a sculpture, representing one or more people or animals (including abstract concepts allegorically represented as people or animals), free-standing (as opposed to a relief) and normally full-length (as opposed to a bust) and at least close to life-size, or larger.

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Stereotype

In social psychology, a stereotype is an over-generalized belief about a particular category of people.

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Storrow Drive

Storrow Drive is a major crosstown parkway in Boston, Massachusetts, running east and north along the Charles River to Leverett Circle.

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Swan Boats (Boston, Massachusetts)

The Swan Boats are a fleet of pontoon pleasure boats which operate in a pond in the Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Tampa Bay Times

The Tampa Bay Times, previously named the St.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe (sometimes abbreviated as The Globe) is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts, since its creation by Charles H. Taylor in 1872.

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The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles in electronic format as well as a weekly print edition.

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The Little House

The Little House is a 1942 book written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Patriot Ledger

The Patriot Ledger is a daily morning newspaper printed in Quincy, Massachusetts, that serves the South Shore.

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They Were Strong and Good

They Were Strong and Good is a children's nonfiction book written and illustrated by Robert Lawson, who won the 1941 Caldecott Medal for excellence in illustration of an American children's picture book.

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Vesper George School of Art

The Vesper George School of Art in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, closed in 1983.

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Viking Press

Viking Press is an American publishing company now owned by Penguin Random House.

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Weston Woods Studios

Weston Woods Studios (or simply Weston Woods) is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children.

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Weston, Connecticut

Weston is an affluent town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

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Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30.

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1941 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1941.

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1942 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1942.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings

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