Just So Stories

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How did the leopard get its spots? Why do the tides ebb and flow? How did the elephant get its trunk? And how was the alphabet made?
Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal- and humankind in a fun, eloquent and magical way - for children and adults alike. Kipling's beautifully imaginative answers echo the animal fables he heard during his childhood in India, paired with the folk tales he collected throughout his life.
Kipling's enjoyment in playing with language, as well as his own delight in fatherhood, makes these stories a joy to read aloud, and children will request these tales as bedtime stories again and again. However, adults will also revel in Kipling's fanciful storytelling and gift for language, as every reading uncovers a new joke, subtext or fascinating embellishment. From the author of 'The Jungle Book' and 'Kim', 'Just So Stories' is the newest addition to the available canon of Kipling's work available in the handy format of Collins Classics!

About the author

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), wurde in Bombay geboren, wuchs aber - wie es damals üblich war - in Großbritannien auf. Im Alter von 17 Jahren kehrte er nach Indien zurück und begann als Journalist für anglo-indische Zeitungen zu arbeiten. Seine literarische Karriere begann 1886 mit Kurzgeschichten. Zu der Zeit, als die Dschungelbücher veröffentlicht wurden (1894/95) war er bereits einer der berühmtesten lebenden Schriftsteller Großbritanniens. Er erhielt 1907 im Alter von nur 42 Jahren den Nobelpreis für Literatur.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.

Product details

• Authors: Rudyard Kipling, Kipling Rudyard
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.09.2012
• EAN: 9780007920730
• ISBN: 978-0-00-792073-0
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 178 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Collins Classics; Collins Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Fiction > Narrative literature; JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Jungle Animals, Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Literature, books & writers (Children's/Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc