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The Ugly Duckling goes to the castle: Hans Christian Andersen at the International Youth Library.

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From: The Horn Book Magazine
Date: 20051101
Author:Abos, Elena

Once upon a time, two hundred years ago in fact, Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark. Son of a shoemaker and a washerwoman, the poor ugly ducking managed to climb an exceedingly steep social ladder to become the most famous Danish writer of all time. He was a prolific writer, gifted storyteller, singer, actor, traveler, poet. But it was his fairy tales that earned him literary immortality. Tales such as "The Ugly Duckling," "The Snow Queen," "The Princess and the Pea," and many others have become part of the world's cultural heritage.

It is on his birthday, ...

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