Just so stories /
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936,
Just so stories / Rudyard Kipling ; illustrations by Rudyard Kipling. - [New] ed. / introduction by Jonathan Stroud. - vi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Puffin classics. . - Puffin classics. .
How the whale got his throat -- How the camel got his hump -- How the rhinoceros got his skin -- How the leopard got his spots -- The elephant's child -- The sing-song of old man kangaroo -- The beginning of the armadilloes -- How the first letter was written -- How the alphabet was made -- The crab that played with the sea -- The cat that walked by himself -- The butterfly that stamped.
In this collection of fables, enjoy delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs. Venture into the High and Far-Off Times, and uncover everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and very funny, these fantastical stories will take you on a journey to the boundaries of reality and beyond.
GR 6-8
9780141321622 0141321622
GBA7A1351 bnb
014469170 Uk
Animals--Juvenile fiction.
Animals.
Short stories.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Short stories.
PR4854
Just so stories / Rudyard Kipling ; illustrations by Rudyard Kipling. - [New] ed. / introduction by Jonathan Stroud. - vi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Puffin classics. . - Puffin classics. .
How the whale got his throat -- How the camel got his hump -- How the rhinoceros got his skin -- How the leopard got his spots -- The elephant's child -- The sing-song of old man kangaroo -- The beginning of the armadilloes -- How the first letter was written -- How the alphabet was made -- The crab that played with the sea -- The cat that walked by himself -- The butterfly that stamped.
In this collection of fables, enjoy delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs. Venture into the High and Far-Off Times, and uncover everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and very funny, these fantastical stories will take you on a journey to the boundaries of reality and beyond.
GR 6-8
9780141321622 0141321622
GBA7A1351 bnb
014469170 Uk
Animals--Juvenile fiction.
Animals.
Short stories.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Short stories.
PR4854