Duckling (Fairy Tale Revolution #4)
by Kamila Shamsie (Author) Laura Barrett (Illustrator)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Fairy Tale Revolution
On the farm, some eggs are hatching. A flock of sweet ducklings are popping out but one duckling looks different from all the others.
Kamila Shamsie retells The Ugly Duckling with great empathy and a warm heart. Cast out and all alone, the odd duckling will need all her bravery and curiosity to survive. Her journey is a search for belonging, but what she finds is the right to be different.
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Kirkus
This story asks young readers to think about complexity—both of belonging and of how unkindness and forgiveness are possible. “Who’s coming with me?” asks the brave duckling. Readers will.
Review quotes
"[A] moving, poetic tale [that] celebrates an outsider's adventurous spirit in a world that's quick to judge."— Eithne Farry, Sunday Express
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781642595758
Lexile Measure
930
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Publication date
January 04, 2022
Series
Fairy Tale Revolution
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV012040 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
JUV002280 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Ducks, Geese, Etc.
JUV012040 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
JUV002280 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Ducks, Geese, Etc.
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Fairy tales
Swans
Ducklings
Individual differences
Belonging (Social psychology)
Appearance (Philosophy)
Belonging (Social pscyhology)
Fairy tales
Swans
Ducklings
Individual differences
Belonging (Social psychology)
Appearance (Philosophy)
Belonging (Social pscyhology)
