Read aloud video by Storytime with Nana Guidelines for Philosophical Discussion However, then he saw his reflection and saw that he too was a beautiful swan. He was surprised that such beautiful creatures would want to be with him. The young swans treated him like one of their own. By spring, he was fully grown and tried to join a flock of swans.
He wished he was beautiful like the swans he saw flying in the sky. The Ugly Duckling looked very different from his siblings, who made fun of him and treated him horribly because he didn’t look like them.
(Mar.Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary This classic story raises questions about bullying, discrimination, and the importance of being true to yourself. A flawlessly nuanced performance by a consummate craftsman. Whether depicting the subtle patterns and colors of a duck's feathers, the murky twilight of a freshwater pond or the contrast of red berries against dried grasses etched with snow, Pinkney's keenly observed watercolors honor nature in all its splendor. Pinkney's artwork is a swan song to the beauty of the pastoral, and his lush images flow across the pages in sweeping vistas and meticulous close-ups. All the while he is growing, transforming, and in the triumphant ending, he finds peace and happiness when his real identity is revealed to himself and to readers. I am sure he will make his way in the world as well as anybody."" Eventually he runs away, and as the seasons turn, the fledgling has a series of adventures, from a close encounter with a hunting dog to getting trapped in ice. This ""duckling"" is teased unmercifully by his apparent siblings but loved by the mother duck: ""He may not be quite as handsome as the others,"" she says, ""but. Pinkney's (Rikki-Tikki-Tavi) supple, exquisitely detailed watercolors provide a handsome foil to his graceful adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic.
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