Picture Book 5 / The Ugly Duckling

Title	The Ugly Duckling
Author	Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator	Jerry Pinkney
Publication Year	1999
Awards	Caldecott
Publisher	Morrow Junior Books
ISBN	0-688-15933-8
Readability Score (GLE = Grade Level Equivalent)	Lexile	650L
	DRA	18-20
	GLE	3.1
	Guided Reading	J
Genre /      Sub-Genre	Picture Book / Animal Stories, Classics and Fairy Tales
Theme	Being teased because you are different
Primary Character	The Ugly Duckling
Secondary Characters	Mother duck, siblings of the ugly ducking
Classroom Use	I would use this book to teach about animals, character and values, pride and self-esteem. I think this book would be good to teach about bullying.
Book Summary	An ugly duckling is born and is teased by his family and friends because he looks different than everyone else. He ends up spending his first winter alone. When spring comes he turns into a beautiful swan and no one teases him anymore. They think he is beautiful.