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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this was a nice version of the &quot;Ugly Duckling&quot; story with realistic but arts-y illustrations (the one on the cover is probably the cutest one, though!)  A tad wordy at times, but creates a nice nature-focused feel.  I've always been kind of on the fence with &quot;The Ugly Duckli...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49435173">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Grades Pre-K-3<br/><br/>This classic transformation fairy tale is illustrated with soft lines and soothing colors. The pictures supplement the story instead of telling it; it is not trying to compete with TV in telling the age-old tale of the abused duckling who was actually a swan. The story cont...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80392847">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Ugly Duckling<br/>3 out of 5 stars <br/><br/>	Hans Christian Andersen does not have any information in the book about where he got the idea for the story.  The text was framed in a thick, black border.  Illustrations were colorful and could be found in full-page form in mixed in on the page w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80181945">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a story of hope for me - I was the ugly duckling when I read this book - I see it as a story about rejection [fear (bondage) expectation] and belonging [love (freedom) becoming] - and the war to stay faithful to ones-self despite the many callings to abandon faith and hope - The swan f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12437259">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Millions of people know this story.<br/><br/>I loved it as a child.<br/><br/>I cried about the duckling who was casted away and had to find a new home and family. In finding new hopes and hopes that died. And when the Duckling saw its reflextion in the water he thought he was ugly and that that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/716509">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<u>The Ugly Duckling</u>, illustrated by <strong>Jonathan Heale</strong>.<br/><br/>Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy-tale about a cygnet mistakenly hatched by a duck, who is convinced by the cruelty of his peers that he is ugly and abnormal, is retold here in free verse by Adrian Mitchell, and accompanied by gorge...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75883921">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Grades 1-4 (Read aloud). <br/><br/>The title page states that this version was translated by R.P. Keigwin and used by permission of Flensted Publishers. Adrienne Adams, although may have been appealing when this book was published in 1965 are muted and rather dull, but the realism she portrays is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77225810">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this retelling! Jerry Pinkney's illustrations are so impressive. I especially love the picture of the ugly duckling diving where part of his body is underwater and part above (just like real water fowl). Then there's the spread of the ugly duckling frozen in the lake--it's heartbreaking! And ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44577760">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book I think has amazing pictures. The pictures look as if you can touch the figures in them. They were probably painted with water colors so they have a texture to them that makes you feel like you can touch figures in the pictures.  The colors are a lot of blues, browns, yellows very dull col...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74637876">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember this book being read to me when I was younger and it always made me sad because he got picked on. This book would be a folkstale. The illustration is just amazing on every page. They are all done with paint but I am not sure what kind they used.  Some pages look like you could grab what w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74531115">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the story of <em>The Ugly Duckling</em> because there are so many layers and possibilities to explore.  It is a story of self discovery - learning who you are and where you belong in the world.  It's also a story that promotes tolerance and diversity - there is no one standard of beauty.  And then, pe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48434251">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Grade Level-K-3rd<br/>Genre-Fairy Tale<br/><br/>This is the story of the ugly duckling.  All of the farm animals bother him, but mother duck tries to stick up for him.  When the other ducklings begin to make fun of him also, his mother even says that she wishes he was not there.  He decides to ru...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31829051">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ Out of all the &quot;Ugly Duckling&quot; books I have read, this one has the prettiest illustrations and the pages are very thick, nice quality.  <br/><br/>The story:<br/>Having read this book many times, I have mixed feelings. <br/>Part of me LOVES this story.  When the ugly duckling triumphs ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29988291">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is also a classic. It shows that true beauty is on the outside, not on the inside. Everyone makes fun of the duckiling for being ugly, but in the end it turns out to be a beautiful swan, yet it is still the same on the inside. The story also shows that you should be proud of who you are an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49178305">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Grades pre-k- 1st<br/><br/>Margaret Wise Brown retells the classic story of the Ugly Ducking, which first appeared in the collection titled Little Pig’s Picnic and other stories. The illustrations uses lush watercolors and fill the entire page. The text is simple and will be easily read by young...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80448713">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although this may seem to some as just another fairytale for children, this is one of my favourite tales to read, one which nearly brought me to tears while travelling home after a night out in london at 5 in the morning.<br/>Perhaps, yes, it was due to the lack of sleep and (for once)  moderate dr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/878247">more...</a>]]></body>
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