8 Top biography books like Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings by Emma Bland Smith

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Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

By: Emma Bland Smith

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the classic and beloved picture book Make Way for Du…

If you liked the biography plot in Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings by Emma Bland Smith , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. The House in the Night

By: Beth Krommes , Susan Marie Swanson

3.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2009 Caldecott Medal! A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origin… read more

Similar categories in Beth Krommes's The House in the Night book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

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2. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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3. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

4. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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5. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Emmons's No Cats in the Library book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • books about books
  • juvenile
Cover of An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) by Kwame Alexander

6. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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7. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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8. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lanan's Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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9. Beneath

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning story from New York Times bestselling creator Cori Doerrfeld, a child and their gr… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's Beneath book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings by Angela Burke Kunkel

10. Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings

By: Angela Burke Kunkel

4.39

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and fascinating picture book biography that follows the lives of Robert McCloskey, crea… read more

Similar categories in Angela Burke Kunkel's Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • books about books
  • juvenile
Cover of The Last Stand by Antwan Eady

11. The Last Stand

By: Antwan Eady

4.40

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

The author of Nigel and the Moon, delivers a tender intergenerational story inspired by his childho… read more

Similar categories in Antwan Eady's The Last Stand book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Corgi and the Queen by Caroline L. Perry

12. The Corgi and the Queen

By: Caroline L. Perry

4.55

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Even a monarch needs a best friend and Queen Elizabeth II found one in a corgi pup she named Susan.… read more

Similar categories in Caroline L. Perry's The Corgi and the Queen book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs by Chana Stiefel

13. The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs

By: Chana Stiefel

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the woman who created The Tower of Faces, an exhibit at the US Holocaus… read more

Similar categories in Chana Stiefel's The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

14. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings by Emma Bland Smith

15. Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

By: Emma Bland Smith

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the classic and beloved picture book Make Way for Du… read more

Similar categories in Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • books about books
  • juvenile
Cover of Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine: Josephine Cochrane's Bright Invention Makes a Splash by Kate Hannigan

16. Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine: Josephine Cochrane's Bright Invention Makes a Splash

By: Kate Hannigan

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the inventor of the dishwasher in this inspiring STEM/STEAM picture book biography about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Hannigan's Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine: Josephine Cochrane's Bright Invention Makes a Splash book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of 9 Kilometers (Stories from Latin America (SLA)) by Claudio Aguilera

17. 9 Kilometers (Stories from Latin America (SLA))

By: Claudio Aguilera

4.03

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

A memorable, compelling story about the perseverance of a child and the human right to education. T… read more

Similar categories in Claudio Aguilera's 9 Kilometers (Stories from Latin America (SLA)) book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America by Jan Lower

18. The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America

By: Jan Lower

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Hidden Figures meets Rosie Revere, Engineer in this STEM/STEAM picture book about Edith Clarke, the… read more

Similar categories in Jan Lower's The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Cloaked in Courage: Uncovering Deborah Sampson, Patriot Soldier by Beth  Anderson

19. Cloaked in Courage: Uncovering Deborah Sampson, Patriot Soldier

By: Beth Anderson

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

The remarkable story of Deborah Sampson, a woman who fought in the American Revolution disguised as… read more

Similar categories in Beth Anderson's Cloaked in Courage: Uncovering Deborah Sampson, Patriot Soldier book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet by Nanette Heffernan

20. Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet

By: Nanette Heffernan

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Click flashlights, light lanterns, and get ready to turn electric lights out to celebrate Earth Hou… read more

Similar categories in Nanette Heffernan's Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Dogs: A History of Our Best Friends by Lita Judge

21. Dogs: A History of Our Best Friends

By: Lita Judge

4.50

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

This illustrated history of dogs, from award-winning author-illustrator Lita Judge, explores how hu… read more

Similar categories in Lita Judge's Dogs: A History of Our Best Friends book and Emma Bland Smith's Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction

10 must-read history books like Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings by Emma Bland Smith

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Kwame Alexander

4.63

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Angela Burke Kunkel

4.39

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The Corgi and the Queen

Caroline L. Perry

4.55

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The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs

Chana Stiefel

4.63

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4.66

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Doug Salati

4.29

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Michaela Goade

4.43

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