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The Uglified Ducky [With CD] (2008)

by Willy Claflin(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0874838584 (ISBN13: 9780874838589)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

August House Publishers

review 1: As another take on the well-known story, "The Ugly Duckling," this story is centered on a baby moose who falls asleep among a nest of five baby duck eggs. To her surprise, the mother duck returns to the nest to find “one uglified ducky” among her five normal baby ducks. As the mother duck begins to teach her new ducklings how to waddle, swim and fly, the Uglified Ducky struggles to fall in line. After a visit to Dr. Quack, it becomes evident that the Uglified Ducky is certainly not a normal duck. Will the Uglified Ducky ever feel like he fits in?Similar to "The Ugly Duckling," the main themes I gathered from this story were acceptance, individuality, and perseverance. Being that "The Uglified Ducky" is derived from the original story, "The Ugly Duckling," it would be a... more great opportunity to practice the skill of analyzing the elements from both stories to identify components that are similar and those that are different. In another more creative activity, the students could create their own version of "The Ugly Duckling" using different animals and perspectives.
review 2: This is a cute and captive rendition of Hans Cristian Anderson's tale of the ugly duckling. A moose is adopted by a duck family and struggle to learn to live like a duck. I would use this book for k-3 in some spare time. I think this is a great book to help discuss that just because someone isn't good at one thing it doesn't mean they have something wrong with them.Claflin, W., Stimson, J., & Andersen, H. C. (2008). The uglified ducky. Atlanta, Ga.: August House LittleFolk. less

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