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The Ugly Five

By: Julia Donaldson
Narrated by: Imelda Staunton
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The Ugly Five, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, featuring the story performed by award-winning actress Imelda Staunton.

Who's that singing on the savannah?

It's the top-five ugly animals in Africa!

The wildebeest, warthog, vulture, hyena and marabou stork swagger proudly across the savannah, rejoicing in their ugliness - and delighting their babies, who think they're perfect just the way they are.

Inspired by the real-life ugly five safari animals, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's brand-new book is a jubilant celebration of animals who are often rather unloved.

Children can listen to the full story with music, play The Ugly Five Listening Game and sing along to the brand-new song, which was written by Julia Donaldson especially for this audio.

©2021 Julia Donaldson (P)2021 Scholastic Animals Animals & Nature Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction

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What stood out most?
Movement to the double network with all the other beautiful animals, laughing hyenas, vultures and wilderbeest and all..

What stood out most? Movement to the double network

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The story is really well read. Our children are captivated and keep asking to listen to it again and again.

Fantastic story

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