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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and these (not so) Ugly Five!

August 15, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Ugly Five is a FIVE rating all around. I had known about the group of animals called The Ugly Five but had forgotten about them until reading Julia Donaldson’s book. At the end, she gives more information on the different animals as well as the others in the “Five Series” of animals: The Big 5, The Little Five, The Ugly 5, The Shy 5 and The Impossible 5. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder when it comes to the five animals that […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Africa, animals, Axel Scheffler, beauty, Julia Donaldson, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:309 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Africa, animals, Axel Scheffler, beauty, Julia Donaldson, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes ·
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