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The Ugly Duckling
  • Published: 1 September 2016
  • ISBN: 9789888341191
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $34.99

The Ugly Duckling

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Born different, the ugly duckling is mocked by his siblings, rejected by other ducks, and even shunned by his own mother. The sad little bird leaves home, starting a journey where he is jeered at and hunted as he struggles to survive on his own–only to discover that the identity he longed for was within him all along.
  • Published: 1 September 2016
  • ISBN: 9789888341191
  • Imprint: Astra Publishing House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $34.99
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About the authors

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, Denmark, son of a shoemaker and a washerwoman. He was the first writer to take the folk tale as a literary genre and create new stories, such as 'The Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'The Snow Queen'. His influence on children's literature is inestimable, yet his stories work on many levels. He died in Copenhagen in 1875.
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Robert Ingpen

Robert Ingpen was born in Geelong, Australia. He began studying illustration and design at the Royal Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT University). Since 1970 he has written and illustrated well over one hundred books, and in1986 he was awarded the highest honor in the children's book world, the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, for his long term contribution to international children's literature. His books for minedition include The Dreamkeeper, If You Wish, and The Ugly Duckling.
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