from: Laura Geringer
Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780060546007
ISBN number: 006054600X
Label: Laura Geringer
Manufacturer: Laura Geringer
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 32
Printing Date: June 01, 2004
Publishing house: Laura Geringer
Age index: Baby-Preschool
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Sale Popularity Level: 227661
Studio: Laura Geringer
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As hard as she tries, the ugly truckling cannot keep up with her brothers and sisters. She can't pull logs, she can't carry hay, and her three small wheels are no match for their four big, strong ones. She'll never be a good truck. So the ugly truckling runs away from home in search of her own identity -- and finds out that she may not be such an ugly truckling after all.
David Gordon's fresh twist on a familiar tale is as endearing as it is poignant.
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My 2.5 yr old toddler loves trucks and airplanes and all things wheeled. We got this and The Three Little Rigs by the same author (which I promptly put away to be read at a much later date because it seemed to scary to me for my child at this age - I need to review it again). But so far we love the Ugly Truckling. It is a book for younger "readers" as one review said - as it may be obvious to an older child right away that the Ugly Truckling is in fact an airplane. But my child loves responding "No..." when the Ugly Truckling asks the tractor, "Am I a tractor?" or asks the cow, "Am I a cow?"
And I DISAGREE with the reviewers who state this book is a "tale of intolerance and segregation" and that "as not all family members look alike now, Interracial marriages/families and those families that adopt a child of a different race may want to avoid this book..." As a parent of a interracial child myself, I paid attention to noting that although there was a physical difference between Trucks and Airplanes they were all different colors within each family. So I think its all about how YOU as the parent interpret these differences to your young child. (You could compare physical differences between being tall or short or a cat or a dog, or a boy or a girl...)
But as this is a book that would seem work best for younger children, my thoughts are that my child is just going to enjoy this story as one about an Airplane trying to figure out who HE is. And if/when he is old enough to discuss this on another level - again as his parent I hope I have the intelligence to try help him see that its the differences that make us special and interesting to each other and the world, no matter what species, color, gender, or make and model...
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This is a horrible tale of intolerance and segregation. Yes, the Ugly Truckling finds happiness but only after being expelled from its home for being different and finding others exactly like it. It reinforces the old European values that led to Bosnia and Kosovo. This book and "The Ugly Duckling" should be consigned to the dustbin of history.
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My 3 year-old loves cars and trucks. He enjoys this book even though he isn't familiar with Hans Christian Andersen's original version. A cute story. Not fine literature, but very cute.
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This revitalization of an old classic is wonderful. The Ugly Truckling is beautifully illustrated and spectacularly told. It's great to have a classic reworked and targeted for a new generation of children. I bought the book for my nephew who loved it!!! Trucks and airplanes are a much better fit for him than ducklings and farm animals so this book was perfect! He made me read it twice the very first evening!!! We're eagerly awaiting this author's subsequent book!
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clever, cute, simle story with beautiful artwork.
love it sooooo much!
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