Mama Duck's Lost Duckling Bipolar Disorder Parini Shroff's The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff's The Bandit Queens is a razor-sharp debut of humor and heart that readers won't soon forget

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Mama Duck's Lost Duckling Bipolar Disorder Parini Shroff's The Bandit QueensMama Duck's Lost Duckling is a warm, engaging picture book about a mother duck who discovers one of her ten ducklings is missing. Determined to find her little one, she bravely searches through swamps, forests, and other Florida habitats, sitting on every egg she finds along the way. But when the eggs hatch, the surprises begin. Not every egg holds a duckling! Told with playful repetition and built in counting fun, the story introduces young readers