Make Way for Ducklings
Make Way for Ducklings!
Robert McCloskey is from Boston, and wrote the award-winning children's book, Make Way for Ducklings. When he was an art student in Boston, he lived in an apartment near the Public Garden. One day he could see a line of ducks walking to the park to play from his widow. This inspired him to write his award winning story.
In the story, when the ducks are crossing the road, in one of the pictures all of the ducklings have crossed the street, except for one. If there are 8 ducklings altogether, and one is left behind, how many ducks crossed the street safely?
Since there are 8 ducks, if they swim in the pond in pairs, how many pairs of ducklings are there?
In the Public Garden, there are bronze statues of the 8 ducklings and mother duck as a tribute to McCloskey. The bronze ducks were placed in the Garden in 1987. How long ago was that? Use a number line diagram to prove your solution.
Mother duck measures 34 inches tall. The ducklings measure 14.5 inches tall. What is the difference in height of the mother duck and her ducklings?
According to the heights of these duck statues, determine if these realistic heights for ducks and ducklings. Explain.