"Then came a child trotting to school with his little backpack. He trotted on all fours, neatly, his hands in leather mitts or boots that protected them from the pavement; he was pale, with small eyes, and a snout, but he was adorable."
— from Changing Planes
The misery of waiting for a connecting flight at an airport leads to the accidental discovery of alighting on other planes—not airplanes but planes of existence. Ursula Le Guin's deadpan premise frames a series of travel accounts by the tourist-narrator who describes bizarre societies and cultures that sometimes mirror our own, and sometimes open puzzling doors into the alien.
Winner of the PEN/Malamud for Short Stories
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- Ursula K. Le Guin - Author
- Eric Beddow - Illustrator
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- Release date: March 4, 2014
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- ISBN: 9780544341685
- Release date: March 4, 2014
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- ISBN: 9780544341685
- File size: 8391 KB
- Release date: March 4, 2014

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ATOS Level:7.9
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:6
"Then came a child trotting to school with his little backpack. He trotted on all fours, neatly, his hands in leather mitts or boots that protected them from the pavement; he was pale, with small eyes, and a snout, but he was adorable."
— from Changing Planes
The misery of waiting for a connecting flight at an airport leads to the accidental discovery of alighting on other planes—not airplanes but planes of existence. Ursula Le Guin's deadpan premise frames a series of travel accounts by the tourist-narrator who describes bizarre societies and cultures that sometimes mirror our own, and sometimes open puzzling doors into the alien.
Winner of the PEN/Malamud for Short Stories

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Details
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Kindle Book
Release date: March 4, 2014
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9780544341685
Release date: March 4, 2014
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9780544341685
File size: 8391 KB
Release date: March 4, 2014
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Creators
- Ursula K. Le Guin - Author
- Eric Beddow - Illustrator
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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Levels
ATOS Level: 7.9
Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty: 6
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Reviews
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