Peep Leap — Elizabeth Verdick; John Bendall-Brunello

In the hollow of a tree, higher than the eye can see . . . nine wood ducks hatch, one by one. “That's good!” says Mama. “We're almost done.” One last egg is very still. . . . Finally, the smallest egg hatches. Then it's time for all the wood ducks to make the BIG jump from the tree-where their mother made her nest-to the water below. Ducklings One through Nine make the leap. But Duckling Ten isn't so sure...