While plowing his fields, a kind farmer finds a scared mother duck protecting her nest of eggs, yet knowing that they are in harm's way, the farmer decides to move them, nest and all, to a safe location and put the mother duck's fears to rest.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by Annick Press Ltd .

Ruth Ohi has illustrated many of Hazel Hutchins's picture books. Her joyous, sensitive, and humorous illustrations are familiar to families all over North America. Hazel Hutchins is a master of the gentle, humorous story for young people and has written over 25 books for children including "Two So Small. "