What grade level is The Uglified Ducky?

The Uglified Ducky is listed for grades 3–6. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign The Uglified Ducky?

The Uglified Ducky appears on reading lists for Texas Bluebonnet Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is The Uglified Ducky banned in schools?

The Uglified Ducky does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.

What themes does The Uglified Ducky explore?

Central themes in The Uglified Ducky include fairy tales, ducks, fiction, family life, fiction, moose, fiction.

The Uglified Ducky

Name: The Uglified Ducky
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Author: Willy Claflin
ISBN: 9780874838589

by Willy Claflin · Grades 3–6 · Fairy Tale/Folklore

The Uglified Ducky by Willy Claflin is on US reading lists at grades 3–6. It appears on 1 list: the Texas Bluebonnet Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Texas Bluebonnet Award

This page shows where The Uglified Ducky is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Reading level at a glance

Grade range: Grades 3–6
Age range: Ages 8–11
First published: 2008
Genre: Fairy Tale/Folklore
ISBN-13: 9780874838589

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Why it is assigned

This fairy tale/folklore title is typically read at grades 3–6. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on fairy tales and ducks, fiction; cited on the Texas Bluebonnet Award.

Themes

fairy tales · ducks, fiction · family life, fiction · moose, fiction

Where this book is recommended

Texas Bluebonnet Award

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What grade level is The Uglified Ducky?: The Uglified Ducky is listed for grades 3–6. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign The Uglified Ducky?: The Uglified Ducky appears on reading lists for Texas Bluebonnet Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Uglified Ducky banned in schools?: The Uglified Ducky does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.
What themes does The Uglified Ducky explore?: Central themes in The Uglified Ducky include fairy tales, ducks, fiction, family life, fiction, moose, fiction.

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How we classify

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Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades 3–6 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.