rs e ick ide! t S ns I o t s i b h ook belongs T 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 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 SpecialSales@dk.com A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN: 978-0-7566-3263-2 Printed and bound in China by Hung Hing Discover more at www.dk.com k c u D h e t nest n I 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 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 w se h t e y w o g h ro e See how I grow from a tiny yellow duckling into a beautiful white duck Follow an adorable duckling on its path from egg to adult in this fun and informative picture book With step-by-step photos, friendly text, and a sheet of colorful duckling stickers, this is a delightful introduction to animal life stages for parents and children to share Other titles in the series: m i[ j^[ [^em o]he I[[^em?]hem\hecWj_dof_daXWXo_dje WXekdYooekd]hWXX_j$ MWjY^j^[Wd_cWbi]hem_dj^_ii[h_[ie\dWjkhWb^_ijehoXeeai\ehj^[l[hooekd]$Ikf[hX" ij[f#Xo#ij[ff^eje]hWf^i"ijob_i^bWoekjiXkhij_d]m_j^Yebeh"WdZi_cfb[_cW]_dWj_l[j[nj YecX_d[je\ehcWY^Whc_d]"_d\ehcWj_l[ijeho\ehWfWh[djWdZY^_bZjei^Wh[$ ;WY^Xeea_dYbkZ[iWij_Ya[hi^[[jm_j^bejie\_cW][ie\j^[Wd_cWbi\[Wjkh[Z_dj^[Xeea Ej^[hj_jb[i_dj^_ii[h_[i0 I S B N 978-0-7566-3018-8 50399 780756 630188 $3.99 USA $4.99 Canada Cdihj^iVWaZ[dgX]^aYgZc jcYZg(+bdci]h Discover more at www.dk.com i [h Ya [ Ij_ i_Z ?d I S B N 978-0-7566-3263-2 $3.99 USA $4.99 Canada Discover more at www.dk.com 50399 780756 632632 Not suitable for children under 36 months ... 97 8-0 -7 56 6-3 01 5-7 Duck Watch a tiny yellow duckling become a beautiful white duck ISBN 97 8-0 -7 56 6-3 26 3-2 Frog Watch a frog develop from frog spawn to tadpole to leaping frog ISBN 97 8-0 -7 56 6-3 01 6-4 ... 97 8-0 -7 56 6-3 01 6-4 Kitten See a tiny kitten become a playful young cat ISBN 97 8-0 -7 56 6-3 01 7-1 Pig Watch a piglet change into a big chubby pig ISBN 97 8-0 -7 56 6-3 01 8-8 Puppy See a playful puppy grow into... Bunny See a tiny pink baby grow into a bouncy white rabbit ISBN 97 8-0 -7 56 6-3 26 4-9 Butterfly Watch a butterfly come out from its cocoon and spread its wings ISBN 97 8-0 -7 56 6-3 01 4-0 Chick See an