ISBN10: 0192822764, ISBN13: 9780192822765, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Softcover 237 pages. Cover lightly fadedHow did the camel get his hump? Why won't cats do as they are told? Who invented reading and wri ting? How did an inquisitive little elephant change the lives of elephants everywhere? Kipling's imagined answers to such question s draw on the beast fables he heard as a child in India, as well as on folk games with language, exploring the relationships betwe en thought, speech, and the written word. He also celebrates his own joy in fatherhood. The tales were told to his own and his fri ends' children over many years before he wrote them down, adding poems and his own illustrations. They invite older and younger re aders to share a magical experience, each contributing to the oth er'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 and Kipling' s own explanation of the title.
[Wellington, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 1995]

ISBN10: 0192822764, ISBN13: 9780192822765, [publisher: Oxford University Press USA] Softcover 1995. Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Oxford University Press, USA 1995 Trade paperback Good 1995. Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing.....We ship daily from our warehouse.