Mother takes her ducklings for a walk in town. "Look out, little ducks!" she says as they pass an open drain. But the little ducks get swept up in a gush of water and washed down through the grate! Mother finds a kind-looking man--can he help? "Quack, quack!" He comes back with a net, and the little ducks are saved! Using a combination of full-page spreads and vignette-style drawings, McCully's adorably expressive art enhances a simple, repetitive text perfect for beginning readers.