Must Know Stories: Level 2: The Ugly Duckling
Jackie Walter, Sarah Horne
When the biggest egg finally hatches, Mother Duck is in for a surprise. This duckling does not look like the others, but she loves him anyway. The large, ugly duckling is teased until he runs away and spends winter all alone, But then the spring arrives and he can hardly recognise himself… A beautifully illustrated retelling of this favourite traditional story.
Must Know Stories includes favourite tales, celebrating the diversity of our literary heritage. Level 2 stories are told in chapters in under 1000 words.
Reviews
I loved it
Commander Bruno Hedgehog 31.08.2024
I loved the book. My favourite part was the duckling playing with the geese.
Commander Bruno Hedgehog 05.08.2024
I like ugly duckling because it is ugly and then became beautiful swan
Director Rose Waterfall 04.08.2024
It's a caring story I liked that he changed colours
Princess Blossom Chipperfield 13.07.2024
I learned color is not a matter and it won't define us.
Constable Dobbin Hoverboard 21.08.2023
I loved it because the egg got muddled up and it was interesting.
Anonymous 10.08.2023
I liked how the mother duck loved the ugly duckling and my favourite part was when the ugly duckling grew up and was a beautiful Swan.
Inspector Arthur Hungry-Hippo 17.08.2022
in like it because it tells people not to be mean
Anonymous 13.08.2022
I like how the Ugly Duckling became a swan. Younger children can easily read this book.
Lady Sapphire Legend 23.07.2022
Great story
Marshal Adolpho Bojangles 14.09.2021
It was an easy read for me. I liked the story.
Corporal Neptune Submarine 31.08.2021
It was a good book. I liked how it had swans in it at the end. I think the swan egg had rolled into mother ducks nest when she had laid her eggs.
Countess Pansy Partridge 19.08.2021
I liked it when the mummy duck tapped the egg
Madam Tulip Glitterball 11.08.2021
The best part was when the swans said “Do you want to come and play with us?”
Senor Gargoyle Quarantine 23.12.2020
It was really good. My favourite bit was when the duckling was a swan and flew really high.
General Chesney Mouse 29.07.2020
this book is about the story with ugly duckling changed to a swan.
Director Babs Anteater 09.08.2019
i like this story because ugly duckling was very ugly at first. so everyone hated him. so he left his family. but later, when he was grown up, he became into a swan. very nice swan.
Officer Mildred Bumblebee 09.08.2019
This book was full of adventure and I could read it to my sister.
Esquire Dragon Bacon-slicer 04.08.2019
