Follow the adventures of the famous duckling. Why is he big, strange, and ugly? A retelling of the classic story for learners of English. Classic Tales bringing the magic of traditional storytelling to language learning.

    The stories are carefully graded at Level 1-5 to provide easy and enjoyable reading. Beautiful illustrations on every page work closely with the text to help understanding. Each Classic Tale also includes activities related to the story, and a picture dictionary or glossary.

    Level 2 : 150 headwords.

    Word count for this story : 689

    Also available
- The Ugly Duckling e-book with Audio Pack containing the book and the e-book with audio. Use the e-book to read and listen on your computer, or teachers can project it onto an interactive whiteboard.
- The Ugly Duckling Activity Book and Play providing extra activities and the story adapted as play for performance in class or on stage.

- The Ugly Ducking
- Exercises
- Picture Dictionary
- About Classic Tales