Wide World of Suzie Mallard

This delightful children's book chronicles a year in the life of Suzie Mallard, from her birth on the Canadian prairies to her migration south in the fall. Everything follows its natural course - until Suzie is suddenly knocked from the sky by a storm somewhere in the lower Mississippi Valley. Rescued by a young girl named Alicia, Suzie regains her health and yearns to return to the northern nesting grounds as the days grow longer and warmer. Will Alicia let her go or keep her forever safe in the pen she has built beneath the live oak tree? Alicia's decision to allow Suzie to continue her journey offers an important lesson about the lives of ducks and other wild creatures. (10 x 8 3/4, 32 pages, color illustrations)Hutchins, Hazel J. is the author of 'Wide World of Suzie Mallard', published 2000 under ISBN 9781572233980 and ISBN 1572233982.