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LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI Writer Angela Royston Art Editor Nigel Hazle Photographer Barrie Watts Revised Paperback Edition Project Editor Charlie Gardner Designer David Meier Production Controller Vivianne Ridgeway U.S. Editor Jennifer Quasha First published in the United States in 1991 This revised edition published in 2007 by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SD331 — 08/07 Text copyright © 1991, 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited Photography copyright © 1991 Barrie Watts All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fundraising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special markets 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014
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Inside this egg a new duckling is growing. It is me! I am just beginning to hatch.
My mother has laid her eggs in this nest. She sits on them to keep them warm.
Just hatched I’m done chipping away my shell and now I’m pushing myself out.
Whew! Finally, I’m out of my egg.
I can see, hear, stand, and walk. I can cheep, too. Have you seen my mother?
First swim I am two days old now. I am going to the pond for my first swim.
As soon as I am in the water, I start to swim.
I use my webbed feet to push me through the water.
Feeding
I am seven days old and getting bigger. I like to explore new things.
This bowl has water in it. I search with my beak for things to eat.
Now I’ve jumped right into the bowl!
In the water I dabble in the water for things to eat.
I am two weeks old and I love to swim in the water.
I shake the water off my feathers.
New feathers I am three weeks old. My yellow down is falling out and new white feathers are beginning to grow.
I stay close to the other ducklings. Our mother watches for danger.
Sometimes we huddle together. Our fuzzy feathers help keep us warm.
p u Almost grown I am six weeks old and almost grown up.
All my feathers are white and my wings are bigger and stronger.
See how much I have grown. This bowl is small now, but it seemed big when I first jumped into it!
w h o e e w e r I g S Two days old
The egg
Seven days old
One hour old
Two weeks old
Three weeks old
Six weeks old
h t e y w o g h r o e w e S Bunny See a tiny pink baby grow into a bouncy white rabbit ISBN 978-0-7566-3264-9
Butterfly Watch a butterfly come out from its cocoon and spread its wings ISBN 978-0-7566-3014-0
Chick See an egg hatch and a chick emerge ISBN 978-0-7566-3015-7
Duck Watch a tiny yellow duckling become a beautiful white duck ISBN 978-0-7566-3263-2
Frog Watch a frog develop from frog spawn to tadpole to leaping frog ISBN 978-0-7566-3016-4
Kitten See a tiny kitten become a playful young cat ISBN 978-0-7566-3017-1
Pig Watch a piglet change into a big chubby pig ISBN 978-0-7566-3018-8
Puppy See a playful puppy grow into a mature dog ISBN 978-0-7566-3019-5
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