Ugly

English

ISBN: 0786837543

EAN: 9780786837540

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Australia & Oceania/Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Ducks, Geese, Etc./Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: Hyperion Press

Release Date: 05/01/2008

Age Range: 7-10

Synopsis: Ugly just isn???t like the other ducklings in the clutch. His neck is too long. He stays underwater for ???too many??? seconds. He keeps climbing onto Mother???s back whenever he???s afraid. When all the other ducks of Dove Lake turn against him, Ugly???s mother has no choice but to protect her family and leave her darling Ugly behind. Armed with only his natural curiosity and a few good pieces of advice, the ugly duckling must find his way home. Luckily, the friendship of a few wonderful animals in the Tasmanian outback???a boxing wallaby, two brave geese, a maternal wombat, and a spunky possum???makes his journey a lot easier. But what exactly is Ugly trying to find? By setting this story in Tasmania, Donna Jo Napoli turns expectations on their heads and gives readers a fresh look at this classic tale of finding one???s identity.

Awards: Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award – null 

Ugly

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.6 inches

Width: 5.19 inches

Length: 7.62 inches

Weight: 4.8 oz

Pages: 208