This much-loved story is about a little duckling who is different from the other ducklings. Everyone laughs at him, animals and humans alike, and only his mum loves him. But when spring comes, he sees his reflection in the water, and ... what a change has taken place!. Beautiful illustrations captivate the imagination and make understanding easy Simple, repetitive language will soon have children memorising the story Games and language activities after the story make practising English fun. A picture dictionary at the end of the book encourages vocabulary acquisition. An audio recording of the story in full is downloadable free of charge from the Black Cat website: www.blackcat-cideb.com A playscript of the story is available on the website