01398cam a2200337 4500 1407073428 TxAuBib 20240713120000.0 220130s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022036876 9781534111714 trade 1534111719 trade TxAuBib Swanson, Shari. Gertie : the darling duck of WWII / words by Shari Swanson ; pictures by Renee Graef. Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2023. [33] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. Kirkus, December 01, 2022. School library journal, January 2023. Booklist, January 01, 2023. In 1945, against the backdrop of WWII, a soon-to-be-mama duck builds a nest in a precarious spot in the city of Milwaukee. Soon, news outlets around the world are carrying the hopeful story of the plucky duck. 004-008. BTSB. 20240713. Gertie (Duck.) sears Mallard sears Wisconsin Milwaukee Biography. Human-animal relationship sears United States History 20th century. Animals. Milwaukee (Wis.) History 20th century. Graef, Renee, ill. TXDRI