Gertie, the Darling Duck of WWII by Shari Swanson Woodcut Memory Game edited and published posthumously by

edited and published posthumously by her husband E

In this acclaimed picture book by Anita and Arnold Lobel

Held together by their love of cherry blossom and paper planes

trapping children in cycles of anxiety and depression

but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death

Gertie, the Darling Duck of WWII by Shari Swanson Woodcut Memory Game edited and published posthumously byIn 1945, the attention of the United States, along with the rest of the world, was focused on World War II. After more than five years of fighting, downcast, war weary people were looking for signs of hope of a better future. One April morning, a duck searching for a nesting spot lands on a tall post sticking out of the Milwaukee River. Situated near a busy drawbridge and the noisy city of Milwaukee, this was an unlikely, precarious spot for a soon to