Happy Birthday, Robert McCloskey!
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Born and raised in Ohio, the small-town boy dabbled in numerous hobbies — from playing the harmonica to tinkering with machines — before discovering his knack for drawing.
After graduating from high school, McCloskey earned a scholarship to attend art school in Boston, where he would later observe the flock of ducklings immortalized in his Caldecott-winning book.
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