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ISBN10: 1854712616, ISBN13: 9781854712615, [publisher: Bloomsbury] Softcover The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1994]
ISBN10: 1848373740, ISBN13: 9781848373747, Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2009]
ISBN10: 1851454543, ISBN13: 9781851454549, [publisher: Pavilion] Softcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. [Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1989]
ISBN10: 1844287327, ISBN13: 9781844287321, [publisher: Walker Books Ltd] Hardcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. [Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 1844287327, ISBN13: 9781844287321, [publisher: Walker Books Ltd] Hardcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. [Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]
ISBN10: 0140317953, ISBN13: 9780140317954, [publisher: Puffin] Softcover The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1987]
ISBN10: 0140317953, ISBN13: 9780140317954, [publisher: Puffin] Softcover The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1987]
Penguin Young Readers Group 2008 Softcover Very good May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
.: Puffin Books, Date: 1987. Please email us if you would like further information or if you would like us to send you a picture of the book. The book i am offering may not have the same cover as the one pictured. they are stock photos from the site. Thanks for looking!. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 1987. Puffin Books ISBN 0140350756 9780140350753 [CA]
ISBN10: 1903230314, ISBN13: 9781903230312, [publisher: Tobar] Softcover Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. [Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom]
ISBN10: 1405279613, ISBN13: 9781405279611, [publisher: Egmont UK Ltd, United Kingdom, London] Softcover 'This, O my Best Beloved, is a story . . .' How did the Leopard get his spots? Or the Rhinoceros his skin? How was the Alphabet made? And why does the Cat walk by himself? Rudyard Kiplings magical, witty Just So Stories is guaranteed to delight, whether you are familiar with the tales or discovering them for the first time. `Just So Stories was the first book I ever truly loved Michael Morpurgo Egmont Classics are books to treasure. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]
[publisher: Macmillan] Softcover 1966. Reprint. 158 pages. Paperback book. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning. [Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1966]
ISBN10: 044084326X, ISBN13: 9780440843269, [publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell] Softcover Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 1972]
ISBN10: 0007920733, ISBN13: 9780007920730, [publisher: William Collins] Softcover Gebraucht - Sehr gut -HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 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! 176 pp. Englisch [Darmstadt, Germany] [Publication Year: ...
ISBN10: 0007920733, ISBN13: 9780007920730, [publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Sep 2012] Softcover Neuware - HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 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! 176 pp. Englisch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: ...
ISBN10: 1853261025, ISBN13: 9781853261022, [publisher: WORDSWORTH EDITIONS Jan 1993] Softcover Neuware - These witty stories were originally told by Kipling to his own children. In them he gives fanciful accounts of how and why things came to be as they are. Stories include how the leopard got his spots, and the beginning of armadillos. Englisch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1993]
ISBN10: 1853261025, ISBN13: 9781853261022, [publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd] Softcover Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 1993]
ISBN10: 1853261025, ISBN13: 9781853261022, [publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd] Softcover Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 1993]
ISBN10: 1847496377, ISBN13: 9781847496379, [publisher: Alma Books Ltd Mär 2017] Softcover Neuware - Originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his children at bedtime, this compendium of witty tales imagines how animals came to be as they are now. Discover how the massive whale got a tiny throat by swallowing a mariner, how the lazy camel got a hump so that he had no excuse not to work, and why the leopard's spots were painted on.Kipling's imagination runs wild as he creates charming origin stories that still enchant and delight children to this day. This edition features Kipling's iconic original illustrations. 224 pp. Englisch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2017]
ISBN10: 0008514364, ISBN13: 9780008514365, [publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Mai 2022] Softcover Neuware - This beautiful HarperCollins Children¿s Classics edition of Rudyard Kipling¿s Just So Stories is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. 192 pp. Englisch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2022]
[publisher: Penguin Popular Classics] Softcover Taschenbuch Sehr guter Zustand, ohne Namenseintrag, How the Whale Got His Throat. How the Camel Got His Hump. How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin. How the Leopard Got His Spots . Zustand: 2, Sehr gut - gebraucht, Taschenbuch Penguin Popular Classics , 1994 , Just so stories, Rudyard Kipling [Altenburg, Germany] [Publication Year: 1994]
ISBN10: 0099511827, ISBN13: 9780099511823, [publisher: Vintage Publishing Nov 2008] Softcover Neuware - Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay in India on 30 December 1865. He was sent back to England when he was seven years old but returned to India in 1882 to work as the assistant editor of the Civil & Military Gazette in Lahore. He published poetry and stories in newspapers but it was the publication of Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888 that brought him his first major success. His most famous works are Barrack-room Ballads (1892), The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and Just So Stories (1902). The Just So Stories were written for his children and are addressed to his six-year-old daughter Josephine, his 'best beloved', who died of pneumonia in 1899. Rudyard Kipling died on 18 January 1936. 240 pp. Deutsch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2008]
ISBN10: 0008514364, ISBN13: 9780008514365, [publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Sep 2021] Softcover Neuware -This beautiful HarperCollins Children's Classics edition of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. 192 pp. Englisch [Bergisch Gladbach, Germany] [Publication Year: 2021]
ISBN10: 0008514364, ISBN13: 9780008514365, [publisher: Notion Press Media Pvt. Ltd Mai 2022] Softcover Neuware -This beautiful HarperCollins Children¿s Classics edition of Rudyard Kipling¿s Just So Stories is the perfect addition to any bookshelf. 192 pp. Englisch [Bergisch Gladbach, Germany] [Publication Year: 2022]
ISBN10: 0141442409, ISBN13: 9780141442402, [publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Sep 2011] Softcover Neuware - A relentlessly inventive collection of myths that betray a deep love and respect for the natural worldA Penguin ClassicThe Camel gets his Hump, the Whale his Throat, and the Leopard his Spots in these bewitching stories that conjure up distant lands, the beautiful gardens of splendid palaces, and the jungle and its creatures. Inspired by Rudyard Kipling's delight in human eccentricities and the animal world, and based on bedtime stories he told to his daughter, these strikingly imaginative fables explore the myths of creation, the nature of beasts, and the origins of language and writing. They are linked by poems and scattered with Kipling's illustrations, which contain hidden jokes, symbols, and puzzles.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. 368 pp. Englisch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: ...
ISBN10: 1787557839, ISBN13: 9781787557833, [publisher: Flame Tree Publishing Jan 2020] Hardcover Neuware - The Flame Tree Collectable Classics are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. 384 pp. Englisch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2020]
ISBN10: 1909621803, ISBN13: 9781909621800, [publisher: Pan Macmillan Aug 2016] Hardcover Neuware - These twelve magical tales tell, among other things, how the camel got his hump; the leopard his spots; the elephant his trunk; how the alphabet was made; and how a butterfly caused mayhem at the court of King Solomon. Rightfully considered one of the enduring classics of children's literature, Just So Stories is an enchanting collection that still delights and illuminates over a century after it was first published.Beautifully illustrated throughout by Kipling himself, this Macmillan Collector's Library edition also contains an afterword by editor Marcus Clapham.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. 176 pp. Deutsch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2016]
ISBN10: 1617205893, ISBN13: 9781617205897, [publisher: SMK Books] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The stories, first published in 1902, are pourquoi stories, fantastic accounts of how various phenomena came about. A forerunner of these stories is 'How Fear Came' in The Second Jungle Book (1895), in which Mowgli hears the story of how the tiger got his stripes 78 pp. Englisch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2012]
ISBN10: 0316906964, ISBN13: 9780316906968, [publisher: Little, Brown & Company, United States, New York] Softcover This complete and illustrated collection of Kipling's 14 classic Just So Stories includes two which are rarely printed - The Tabu Tale and Ham and the Porcupine. The former features Kipling's daughter, Josephine, who died at the age of six. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1993]
ISBN10: 0007920733, ISBN13: 9780007920730, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London] Softcover Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 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 Kiplings classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal- and humankind in a fun, eloquent and magical way for children and adults alike. Kiplings beautifully imaginative answers echo the animal fables he heard during his childhood in India, paired with the folk tales he collected throughout his life.Kiplings 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 Kiplings 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 Kiplings work available in the handy format of Collins Classics! HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2012]
ISBN10: 1617206377, ISBN13: 9781617206375, [publisher: SMK Books] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The stories, first published in 1902, are pourquoi stories, fantastic accounts of how various phenomena came about. A forerunner of these stories is 'How Fear Came' in The Second Jungle Book (1895), in which Mowgli hears the story of how the tiger got his stripes. 90 pp. Englisch [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2012]
ISBN10: 1853261025, ISBN13: 9781853261022, [publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Herts] Softcover Paperback. These witty stories were originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his own children. In them he gives fanciful accounts of how and why things came to be as they are. Generations of children have delighted to learn how the Leopard got his spots, how the Elephant's Child on the banks of the great grey-green Limpopo acquired his trunk with the help of the Crocodile, and the beginning of the Armadillos. Beautifully illustrated in black-and-white by the author, these delightful tales will hold the reader and listener spellbound. Stories include: 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 Armadillos 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 AUTHOR: Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865 1936) was an English poet, short-story writer and novelist. His stories of the British in India reached their height of popularity in the 1890s, but opinion turned against him as the public perception of the days of the Empire changed. With the passing of years, he can now be viewed from a historical perspective as a recorder of the world as it was then. His books for children, including 'The Jungle Book' and 'The ...
ISBN10: 1034780328, ISBN13: 9781034780328, [publisher: Blurb] Softcover Paperback. Written by classic English author Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories is considered not only a quintessential children's book, but one of Kipling's best works. Just So Stories is a collection of origin stories, fictional tales that explain why animals have certain characteristics and other themes akin to that. Kipling's book features stories such as "How the Whale Got His Throat," or why large whales eat small prey, and "How the Alphabet Was Made," which details a young girl and her father inventing an alphabet. Beautifully written and packed-full of illustrations, Just So Stories is the perfect combination of education and fun to get kids to love reading. This edition is carefully reconstructed from the original edition. Even the cover of this edition reflects the first edition of "Just So Stories." Some very minor updates were required due to modern printing methods, but in the main, this is the closest the reader can get to the original edition just as Kipling wrote it, without having an actual first edition book in one's hand. This attractive edition is a perfect gift and will be coveted by libraries. Anyone trying to capture the magic and innocence of childhood will be charmed by this close reproduction of a century's old classic. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock ...
ISBN10: 0451531507, ISBN13: 9780451531506, [publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. Aclassiccollection of fantastic tales from the author of The Jungle Books,in honor ofhis 150th birthday.Cats and kangaroos, crabs and camels, whales and jaguars, hedgehogs and leopards, magicians and little children, and many other beings are brought to life in an exotic Eastern landscape during "the High and Far-Off Times." Drawn from the wondrous tales told to Kipling as a child by his Indian nurses, Just So Stories creates the magical enchantment of the dawn of the world, when animals could talk and think like people. The laziness of the Camel, the curiosity of the Elephant's Child, the cleverness of the Hedgehog, the confusion of the Painted Jaguar, and all the rest of Kipling's delightful menagerie make Just So Stories unforgettable reading for generations to come.With Illustrations by the AuthorWith an Introduction by Avi and an Afterword by Shashi Deshpande Drawn from the wondrous tales told to Kipling as a child by his Indian nurses, "Just So Stories" creates the magical enchantment of the dawn of the world, when animals could talk and think like people. Features an Introduction by Newbery Medalist Avi. Revised reissue. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2010]
ISBN10: 0141321628, ISBN13: 9780141321622, [publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK, London] Softcover Paperback. Puffin Classics bring together the best-loved classics to a new generation.The delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs - everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and funny, these fantastical stories continue to delight each and every generation.With an inspiring introduction by Jonathan Stroud, author of the 'Bartimaeus' trilogy, and including fun-filled endnotes. How did the camel get his hump? Why won't cats do as they are told? Who invented reading and writing? How did an inquisitive little elephant change the lives of elephants everywhere? Kipling's imagined answers to such questions draw on the beast fables he heard as a child in India, as well as on folk games with language, exploring the relationships between thought, speech, and the written word. He also celebrates his own joy in fatherhood. The tales were told to his own and his friends' children over many years before he wrote them down, adding poems and his own illustrations. They invite older and younger readers to share a magical experience, each contributing to the other's pleasure, but each can also enjoy them alone, as more jokes, subtexts, and exotic references emerge with every reading. This fully illustrated edition includes two extra stories ...
ISBN10: 0099582589, ISBN13: 9780099582588, [publisher: Vintage Publishing, London] Softcover Paperback. Find out why the rhino is so wrinkly and the cat so contrary. Kipling's weird and wacky stories are a must-read for everyone intrigued by the oddities of animals'Hear and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became and was'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'.Includes exclusive material- In the Backstory you can find out why Just So Stories is one of Philip Pullman's favourite books and discover wacky facts about wild animals!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 The Jungle Book and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alices Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse ...
ISBN10: 0141442409, ISBN13: 9780141442402, [publisher: Penguin UK, London] Softcover Paperback. A relentlessly inventive collection of myths that betray a deep love and respect for the natural world, the Penguin Classics edition of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories is edited with an introduction by Judith Plotz and a general preface by series editor Jan Montefiore.In these bewitching stories we learn 'How the Camel got his Hump', ' How the Leopard got his Spots' and 'How the Whale got his Throat', as Rudyard Kipling conjures up distant lands, beautiful gardens of splendid palaces, the sea, the deserts, the jungle and all its creatures. Inspired by Kipling's delight in human eccentricities and the animal world, and based on bedtime stories he told to his daughter, these strikingly imaginative fables explore the myths of creation, the nature of beasts and the origins of language and writing. They are linked by poems and scattered with Kipling's illustrations, which contain hidden jokes, symbols and puzzles. Among Kipling's most loved works, the Just So Stories have been continually in print since 1902.Part of a series of new editions of Kipling's works in Penguin Classics, this volume contains a General Preface by Jan Montefiore and an introduction by Judith Plotz exploring the origins of the stories in Kipling's own life and in folklore, their place in classic children's literature and their ...
ISBN10: 0099511827, ISBN13: 9780099511823, [publisher: Vintage Publishing, London] Softcover Paperback. 'These stories have the ageless resonance of myth, for beneath his addictive adventures and hypnotic prose, Kipling was grappling with big questions- who are we? Where do we come from? How should we live?' Daily Telegraph'They sing in my head even now. What a wonderful storyteller/poet he was' Michael Morpurgo, GuardianHave you ever wondered how the leopard got his spots? Or how the camel got his hump? Rudyard Kipling's witty and beautifully written stories explain these secrets and many more and introduce such memorable characters as the Elephant's Child, the Cat that Walked by Himself and the Butterfly that Stamped.'Quite irresistible' The TimesWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PHILIP PULLMAN WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PHILIP PULLMANHave you ever wondered how the leopard got his spots? Or how the camel got his hump? Rudyard Kipling's witty and beautifully written stories explain these secrets and many more and introduce such memorable characters as the Elephant's Child, the Cat that Walked by Himself and the Butterfly that Stamped. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2008]
ISBN10: 1909621803, ISBN13: 9781909621800, [publisher: Pan Macmillan, London] Hardcover Hardcover. These twelve magical tales tell, among other things, how the camel got his hump; the leopard his spots; the elephant his trunk; how the alphabet was made; and how a butterfly caused mayhem at the court of King Solomon. Rightfully considered one of the enduring classics of children's literature, Just So Stories is an enchanting collection that still delights and illuminates over a century after it was first published.Beautifully illustrated throughout by Kipling himself, this Macmillan Collector's Library edition also contains an afterword by editor Marcus Clapham.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Rudyard Kipling's original extraordinary tales, fully illustrated by the author. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2016]
ISBN10: 9355467567, ISBN13: 9789355467560, [publisher: Pharos Books Private Limited] Softcover Paperback. Just So Stories is a 1902 collection of origin stories by the British author Rudyard Kipling. Considered a classic of children's literature, the book is among Kipling's best known works. These are some of the stories Kipling made up for his children. They are called 'Just So' because he told them again and again, and the children always wanted them to be told just the same. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2023]
ISBN10: 0141329793, ISBN13: 9780141329796, [publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK, London] Hardcover Hardcover. A beautiful Puffin Deluxe hardback classics editionThe delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs - everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and funny, these fantastical stories continue to delight each and every generation.With an introduction by Jonathan Stroud. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2018]
ISBN10: 1857159063, ISBN13: 9781857159066, [publisher: Everyman, London] Hardcover Hardcover. Kipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, How the Armadillo Happened, and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter--and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere. Kipling began these stories in Vermont, to amuse his daughter when they were living in his wife's home town. The comic explanations, such as "how the camel got his hump" and "how the whale got his throat", are complemented by the author's illustrations, with their extensive and ridiculous captions. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1992]
ISBN10: 1645940160, ISBN13: 9781645940166, [publisher: Suzeteo Enterprises] Hardcover Hardcover. Written by classic English author Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories is considered not only a quintessential children's book, but one of Kipling's best works. Just So Stories is a collection of origin stories, fictional tales that explain why animals have certain characteristics and other themes akin to that. Kipling's book features stories such as "How the Whale Got His Throat," or why large whales eat small prey, and "How the Alphabet Was Made," which details a young girl and her father inventing an alphabet. Beautifully written and packed-full of illustrations, Just So Stories is the perfect combination of education and fun to get kids to love reading.This edition (ISBN: 9781645940166) is carefully reconstructed from the original edition, which was published in 1902 and was illustrated by Rudyard Kipling, himself. Even the cover of this edition reflects the first edition of "Just So Stories." Some very minor updates were required due to modern printing methods, but in the main, this is the closest the reader can get to the original edition just as Kipling wrote it, without having an actual first edition book in one's hand.This attractive hard cover edition is a perfect gift and will be coveted by libraries. Anyone trying to capture the magic and innocence of childhood will be charmed by this close reproduction of a ...
ISBN10: 0679417974, ISBN13: 9780679417972, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. Kipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, How the Armadillo Happened, and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter--and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere. Kipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, How the Armadillo Happened, and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter—and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1992]
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