About this book
<p><i>'Hear and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became and was'</i> <p>Have you ever enquired why the elephant has such an enormously elongated nose? Are you confused by a cat's contrary nature? Have you ruminated on the wrinkles of a rhinocerous? Or speculated on a leopard's spots? Rudyard Kipling wondered about all these things too, and in this marvellous collection of stories he imagines how the animals became 'just so'. <p>Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can find out why <i>Just So Stories</i> is one of Philip Pullman's favourite books and discover wacky facts about wild animals! <p>Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from <i>The Jungle Book</i> and <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland </i>to modern classics such as <i>The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas</i> and <i>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time</i>.</p>
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780099582588
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
Rudyard Kipling was a British author and poet. Born in Bombay, in British India, he is best known for his works of fiction "[The Jungle Book][1]" (1894). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature. ([Source][2]) [1]: /works/OL15400121W/ [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling
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