The Ugly Duckling, A Little Golden Book (Hardcover)

~ Hans Christian Andersen (Author), (Author)

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Product Description

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

About the Author

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75) wrote many semi-autobiographical tales, including "The Ugly Duckling."

Kevin Crossley-Holland is widely acclaimed for his retellings of myths and legends.

Meilo So's watercolor paintings in four previous Knopf books have received unanimous praise. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Golden Books; Other Printing edition (January 28, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307302644
• ISBN-13: 978-0307302649
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #245,033 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Everybody is beautiful one way or another , December 9, 2005

By	Norliza Ismail "The Librarian" (Seria, Kuala Belait Brunei Darussalam) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of the fairy tale stories every parent should have in their bookshelves for their kids to enjoy and read while they are growing up, that actually have moral values for the kids to learn. I've enjoyed reading this when I was a kid and now when I have my own kids, I would definitely make sure they read this as one of their booklist.

This book is about a little duck who isn't like any of its brothers and sisters who are yellow and beautiful, and everybody calls it the "Ugly Duckling". It is ostracized by everybody it knows and due to this he runs away from home, growing up alone and have several little adventures of it's own, and one time wishing it is as beautiful as a swan.