Make Way for Ducklings
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Make Way for Ducklings is a classic 1941 children's picture book by Robert McCloskey that tells the story of a pair of ducks raising their family in Boston.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Make Way for Ducklings canonical | 17 |
| Make Way for Ducklings (book) | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7095697 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Make Way for Ducklings Context triple: [Robert McCloskey, notableWork, Make Way for Ducklings]
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A.
Lord Love a Duck
Lord Love a Duck is a 1966 dark teen comedy film satirizing high school culture and materialism, written and directed by George Axelrod and starring Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld.
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B.
The Duck
The Duck is the costumed duck mascot that represents the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, including the softball program.
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C.
Jack the duckling
Jack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book "Make Way for Ducklings," featured in the famous Boston Public Garden sculpture.
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D.
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town is a 1977 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated television special, narrated by Fred Astaire, that tells a whimsical origin story of the Easter Bunny.
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E.
Little Toot
Little Toot is a classic Disney animated short about a mischievous young tugboat who learns responsibility, featured as a segment in the 1948 anthology film "Melody Time."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Make Way for Ducklings Target entity description: Make Way for Ducklings is a classic 1941 children's picture book by Robert McCloskey that tells the story of a pair of ducks raising their family in Boston.
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A.
Lord Love a Duck
Lord Love a Duck is a 1966 dark teen comedy film satirizing high school culture and materialism, written and directed by George Axelrod and starring Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld.
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B.
The Duck
The Duck is the costumed duck mascot that represents the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, including the softball program.
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C.
Jack the duckling
Jack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book "Make Way for Ducklings," featured in the famous Boston Public Garden sculpture.
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D.
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town is a 1977 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated television special, narrated by Fred Astaire, that tells a whimsical origin story of the Easter Bunny.
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E.
Little Toot
Little Toot is a classic Disney animated short about a mischievous young tugboat who learns responsibility, featured as a segment in the 1948 anthology film "Melody Time."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's picture book
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illustrated book ⓘ |
| author | Robert McCloskey ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Caldecott Medal ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
Beacon Hill
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Boston Public Garden ⓘ Charles River ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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picture book ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Make Way for Ducklings public sculpture
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linked to:
Make Way for Ducklings sculpture
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| hasCharacterRole |
policeman Michael
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linked to:
Michael the policeman
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| hasCulturalSignificance |
Boston children's classic
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iconic American picture book ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family
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kindness of strangers ⓘ parenting ⓘ safety of children ⓘ urban wildlife ⓘ |
| illustrationMedium | charcoal drawings ⓘ |
| illustrator | Robert McCloskey ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in Boston Public Garden
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linked to:
Make Way for Ducklings sculpture
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| mainCharacter |
Jack
ⓘ
Kack ⓘ Lack ⓘ Mack ⓘ Michael ⓘ Mr. Mallard ⓘ Mrs. Mallard ⓘ Nack ⓘ Ouack ⓘ Pack ⓘ Quack ⓘ
linked to:
Quack the duckling
|
| narrativeFocus | duck family raising ducklings in Boston ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Boston landmarks
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detailed charcoal illustrations ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | unpaginated ⓘ |
| protagonistSpecies | duck ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Viking Press
ⓘ
linked to:
The Viking Press
|
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| settingLocation | Boston ⓘ |
| supportingCharacter | Boston police officer ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Make Way for Ducklings Description of subject: Make Way for Ducklings is a classic 1941 children's picture book by Robert McCloskey that tells the story of a pair of ducks raising their family in Boston.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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