Ugly Five
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- Create Date：2021-10-14 05:51:31
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Julia Donaldson
- ISBN：1407184636
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Книжни Криле
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У нас дуото Джулия Доналдсън и Алекс Шефлър отдавна се е превърнало в трио。 С майсторските си римувани преводи поетесата Мария Донева отдавна се е превърнала в задължителна част от екипа що се отнася до родните издания с логото на „Жанет 45”。 Дуо， трио。。。 но днес ще си имаме работа с цяла петорка！ „Грозната петорка”！ А тя， противно на заглавието си， е всъщност една невероятно красива и трогателна книга。 Прочетете ревюто на „Книжни Криле”: https://knijnikrile。wordpress。com/202。。。 У нас дуото Джулия Доналдсън и Алекс Шефлър отдавна се е превърнало в трио。 С майсторските си римувани преводи поетесата Мария Донева отдавна се е превърнала в задължителна част от екипа що се отнася до родните издания с логото на „Жанет 45”。 Дуо， трио。。。 но днес ще си имаме работа с цяла петорка！ „Грозната петорка”！ А тя， противно на заглавието си， е всъщност една невероятно красива и трогателна книга。 Прочетете ревюто на „Книжни Криле”: https://knijnikrile。wordpress。com/202。。。 。。。more
Lara Bate
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A book about 5 African animals who considered themselves as ugly。 These five animals are: 1） lappet-faced vulture， 2） spotted hyena， 3） wildebeest， 4） marabou stork， and 5） warthog。
Kathleen
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Which animal is the ugliest of all？ Join an unusual group as they pick up other members of the "ugly five"。 What starts out as a quirky funny story in verse， takes a turn to remind the reader that beauty is in the eye of the beholder。 A solid read。 Which animal is the ugliest of all？ Join an unusual group as they pick up other members of the "ugly five"。 What starts out as a quirky funny story in verse， takes a turn to remind the reader that beauty is in the eye of the beholder。 A solid read。 。。。more
Sue Williams
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Moral: beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Mary
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Instead of "a face only a mother could love，" these five ugly creatures have faces their children love。。。。。 Instead of "a face only a mother could love，" these five ugly creatures have faces their children love。。。。。 。。。more
Maira Metelo
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Love the way Julia shifts perception of beauty once again
Amy
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We love Julia Donaldson books and this one did not disappoint！ Definitely recommend
Eleanor King
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As always， the illustrations in this book and the use of gold foil on the cover is beautiful。 The premise of this book is the five animals that people do not want to see on a safari because they are not the most magnificent， but it's amazing to have a book written about them， highlighting their importance in their habitat。 I especially liked the use of animals， such as the Marabou Stork which I had not heard of or knew a lot about， aided by the list of animals you may see on a safari at the end As always， the illustrations in this book and the use of gold foil on the cover is beautiful。 The premise of this book is the five animals that people do not want to see on a safari because they are not the most magnificent， but it's amazing to have a book written about them， highlighting their importance in their habitat。 I especially liked the use of animals， such as the Marabou Stork which I had not heard of or knew a lot about， aided by the list of animals you may see on a safari at the end of the book。 This was also aided by how each animal was introduced separately， allowing us to learn a little about that animal before moving on to the next one。 This could encourage a group discussion about the different animals that you may see on a safari， feeding into other curriculum areas such as science and geography。 A beautiful repetitive rhyme scheme， potentially helpful in KS1 in learning about rhymes or certain phonemes， encouraging children to join in。 The moral of the story is about being kind to yourself and others， and not being concerned about what others think about you， especially important these days。 A lovely book。 。。。more
Jaime
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Funny and cute！ This would make a great read aloud。
PuPilla
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Nem nyert meg annyira magának， a rajzok jók （bár tényleg csúnya állatokról van szó！ :D ）， de a versek nekem sántítottak sokszor。
Sophie Skidmore
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This is a great book for early years and KS1。 You could make animal masks and retell the story using different adjectives。 Its a good book to use when looking at rhyming too。 It is also good for learning about a different domain as it focuses on the African plain。
Izzy Bloomfield
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This is a fun book to read with young children， I can imagine using it whilst teaching music。 It is full of wonderful musical stanzas and fun rhymes to get everyone involved。 Once again another beautifully illustrated book by Alex Scheffler to help children with imagining animals that they may have never seen before。 I enjoy the underlying message in this book， as it reminds everyone to think positively of themselves。
Little
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Fun， clever， informative， and with a lovely ending。
Tom Greedy
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The story is told in the form of a journey that five different animals go on in a quest to find acceptance and love。 It begins by setting the context in an African plain， describing the many animals that you can find and the beauty they possess。 Suddenly the story shifts focus onto the narrative point of view of a wildebeest， who is ‘ambling along’ referring to herself as they ‘ugly one’。 Before long， the wildebeest forms a gang with a hyena， a vulture， a warthog， and a stork。 The creatures all The story is told in the form of a journey that five different animals go on in a quest to find acceptance and love。 It begins by setting the context in an African plain， describing the many animals that you can find and the beauty they possess。 Suddenly the story shifts focus onto the narrative point of view of a wildebeest， who is ‘ambling along’ referring to herself as they ‘ugly one’。 Before long， the wildebeest forms a gang with a hyena， a vulture， a warthog， and a stork。 The creatures all quickly form a bond with one another， and right at the end， the rest of the animals rejoice to admire and rave about the five animals， referring to them all as the ‘lovely five’。The story is very fast flowing and there is a lot of rhyme， predominantly rhyming couplets。 What I like about this is that it is a story that is very easy to maintain engagement with， because of its bouncy， light-hearted nature， and despite the main narrative of the story being five animals needing to form a gang of outcasts because of their appearances。 The vocabulary is also very exciting and creative， with some incredible adjectives， making it a very good story to use when teaching children how to use adjectives。 There are some activities that could be done to get children thinking about how to use adjectives in an imaginative way when telling a story。 Some examples of adjectives used are dreadful， hunched， deafening， cuddly， brave， and ungainly。The message of this story is a very positive one， as while it focuses on animals who are dissatisfied and appalled by their own appearance， by the end of the story they have been approached by many different other animals in the safari， all of whom are full of praise and adoration of the ‘Ugly Five’s’ imperfections and undisputed beauty。 This is a good message to teach children as well: that beauty comes from within and that people will always recognise those qualities。 。。。more
Sophie Cook
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 this book is about five animals who think they are ugly but their babies don't think so this book is about five animals who think they are ugly but their babies don't think so 。。。more
Tiina Pulakka
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Runokirja helpommasta päästä。Saattaa teemaltaan innostaa varsinkin poikia。Outo laulu hieman pilaa tarinaa。
Megan
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By the creators of The Gruffalo， The Ugly Five is inspired by real-life safari animals and follows Wildebeest， Warthog， Spotted Hyena， Lappet-Faced Vulture and Marabou Stork as they sing across the savannah。 The Ugly Five lends itself to the teaching of subjects across the curriculum from English and Maths to Geography and PE。 Links could be made to the Science programme of study whereby pupils learn about ‘Animals， including humans’ and ‘Livings things and their habitats’。 Pupils could research By the creators of The Gruffalo， The Ugly Five is inspired by real-life safari animals and follows Wildebeest， Warthog， Spotted Hyena， Lappet-Faced Vulture and Marabou Stork as they sing across the savannah。 The Ugly Five lends itself to the teaching of subjects across the curriculum from English and Maths to Geography and PE。 Links could be made to the Science programme of study whereby pupils learn about ‘Animals， including humans’ and ‘Livings things and their habitats’。 Pupils could research the different habitats found on the African continent and the animals that reside there。 In addition， they could think about the adaptations these animals have。 Additionally， the story could be used when teaching PSHE。 Pupils could identify the words that are used to describe the animals and discuss whether these are positive or negative。 How would they feel if someone called them unkind names？ Can they identify positives in addition to those mentioned at the end of the story？The story lends itself to being shared aloud due to the rhyming and somewhat comical depictions of the animals。 I would recommend this story for KS1 and lower KS2， however it should be noted that pupils may not be familiar with the descriptive language used within the book and therefore time should be taken to explore the definitions of words and/or identify synonyms。 。。。more
Calista
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Julia is wonderful and so far her books are like magic。 This beautiful beginning story is set in a magnificent rhyme scheme。 It takes place in the African Sahara。 Everyone wants to see all the beautiful animals like the lion， elephant， rhino and giraffe， but what about the ugly creatures。 She takes the 5 forgotten creatures and gives them a story and a club to be part of。 There is the Wildebeest， Spotted Hyena， Marabou Stork， Warthog and Lappet-faced Vulture。 Hyena’s are really gross animals and Julia is wonderful and so far her books are like magic。 This beautiful beginning story is set in a magnificent rhyme scheme。 It takes place in the African Sahara。 Everyone wants to see all the beautiful animals like the lion， elephant， rhino and giraffe， but what about the ugly creatures。 She takes the 5 forgotten creatures and gives them a story and a club to be part of。 There is the Wildebeest， Spotted Hyena， Marabou Stork， Warthog and Lappet-faced Vulture。 Hyena’s are really gross animals and I would rather not see them。 They really do seem rather demonic in some way。 I can’t say I ever want to see them。 I see Julia’s point。 These animals aren’t on my list to see either。 Still， I’m glad they have a book about them and a little bit of love thrown their way。 The rhymes are great and this is a beautiful book。The nephew thought this book was funny。 The ugly five made him chuckle。 He also thought they were ugly， but he also knew Pumba was a Warthog and so he thought warthogs were probably funny and farted a lot。 He gave this 3 stars。 。。。more
Amanda Brooke
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This book sits on two nerves and therefore loses a star。 Nominated for the Washington State Children's Choice award， this book requires that the students know about he Big 5 and possibly the Little 5 and therefore the Shy 5。 It also requires that the librarian endures rhyming couplets and the kids endure her singing the sing song verses。。。 not winning me over。 These requirements are really just my needs。However， if we did a big unit on Africa and then maybe the students could write a play and th This book sits on two nerves and therefore loses a star。 Nominated for the Washington State Children's Choice award， this book requires that the students know about he Big 5 and possibly the Little 5 and therefore the Shy 5。 It also requires that the librarian endures rhyming couplets and the kids endure her singing the sing song verses。。。 not winning me over。 These requirements are really just my needs。However， if we did a big unit on Africa and then maybe the students could write a play and the music to perform this book。。。 that would be really cool！ It doesn't bother me when the kids rhyme。 。。。more
Carla Gillespie
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My son just visited the bush and he LOVED this book。 Reading time with Julia Donaldson books are so much fun！ Getting a 2 year old into reading I would definitely recommend her books。 My son cannot wait for story time。
Tammy McIntyre
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A sweet and rhythmic tale of five “ugly” creatures。 The ending is especially sweet。 Definitely a great book for bedtime read alouds。 Prepare yourself to sing as the story prompts :-）
A。M。 Russell
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My kids are currently singing the verses from this book throughout the day。 Because of which， it would be remiss of me not to grant the book a five star review。
Emma
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is another great book from the author and illustrator of The Gruffalo。 It is told through rhyme which provides pace and rhythm and is great for a read-aloud class story and it could also be used to study poetry and different rhyming patterns in English。 It’s also quite repetitive which young children could join in with。 There are lots of great adjectives， or ‘wow words’， which help to provide vivid description。 These could be looked at in English and children could try to use their own adje This is another great book from the author and illustrator of The Gruffalo。 It is told through rhyme which provides pace and rhythm and is great for a read-aloud class story and it could also be used to study poetry and different rhyming patterns in English。 It’s also quite repetitive which young children could join in with。 There are lots of great adjectives， or ‘wow words’， which help to provide vivid description。 These could be looked at in English and children could try to use their own adjectives to help with description in their own writing。 There are also rhetorical questions to enhance engagement from the audience along with alliteration。 The story could be enjoyed by children up to Year 2 or 3 and there are many features of writing， as mentioned， which enable grammar and written skills to be studied and developed。 The illustrations are colourful and detailed， bringing the story to life。 Whilst the animals believe they’re all the ugliest of them all， their children appear at the end of the book and say how lovely they all are。 This could link well with PSHE as well as habitats and animals in science。 There are questions about the animals and safaris at the end of the book which encourage greater engagement and could also be used for paired， group or class discussion。 。。。more
Emily Foster
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A book with a really lovely message and some beautiful illustrations you’d expect to see in a Julia Donaldson book。
Daisy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Touching story about outcast animals for looking “ugly”。 Brilliantly rhymed！ Then the end it has their children saying they are lovely！ Touching！ I liked how it shows even if you aren’t “pretty” your family and friends accept you！
Carol
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A great rhyming story already a classic and sure to be a hit with my grandkids。 Loved the illustrations。
Bailey Held
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This book has a great message and I love the rhyme aspect。
Geraldine Gaffney
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My least favourite of all the Julia Donaldson books， unfortunately。 Cons: Very self deprecating and depressing with some potential for bullies to use the songs in the playground。Pros: Rhyming & illustrations great as usual。 Toddler did learn about new unusual animals。
Raelin
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This book is so cute。 It put a huge smile on my face the first time I read it with my son。
Mae Dragoni
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I was not a huge fan of the art style but I love the rhymes and flow of this book
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