Be Strong : Mims House : 9781629442372 : 1629442372 : 05 Mar 2024 : The Woman Who Sculpted Make Way for Ducklings "Davis' illustrations are reminiscent of the statues themselves: bold, with rounded edges and a fullness of life that he captures with rich colors and an absence of outlines. " Kirkus Review When American sculptor Nancy Sch?n visited Israel in 1979, a visit to a sculpture garden changed her life. She saw a bronze woman cuddling a cat and was amazed with how children interacted with the sculpture. Later, Nancy wrote, "Right then, I saw what I wanted for my art. I wanted my sculptures to be outdoors in parks, where people of all ages could touch and enjoy them." Her passion for public art sculptures meant finding new ways to work. She began this new phase of her career by creating a bronze sculpture of a duck family from Robert McCloskey's picture book, Make Way for Ducklings. The process was hard: she needed a larger studio and working large meant structural