How the Whale Became by Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes' classic text is accompanied by the illustrations of Jackie Morris to bring creation myths to young readers.
Ted Hughes' explanations of the development of animals and their particular characteristics are creative, funny and sometimes sad: they are stories he read to his own children and they are a joy to read aloud still..Jackie Morris' splendid illustrations really do capture the magical quality of the stories. || Published in paperback for the first time, these acclaimed stories by a master craftsman will delight another generation of children for years to come. || This collection of fables and creation tales introduces young readers to the pleasures of a great poet's prose style and his core material of the natural world and the stories that shape it. The eleven tales, written for Hughes's own children, demonstrate his refusal to compromise on sophistication of language and ideas when writing for children, confident that their minds were ready for his vision. They are ripe for reading aloud, and children will develop storytelling skills as they enjoy the jokes in each story.
Ted Hughes is ranked as one of the best poets of his generation. His final two collections won the Whitbread Prize for Book of the Year in successive years. He was Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death in 1998. In the same year he had been appointed to the Order of the Merit. He wrote children's stories and poetry throughout his life.Jackie Morris lives in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with children, dogs and cats. Ever since leaving college, Bath Academy of Art, at least one cat has watched over her while she works. Big cats and small are a passion in her life, and it was while reading and watching her cat Pixie sleeping in winter that the idea for I am Cat came about. Among her many books for Frances Lincoln are The Ice Bear, The Snow Leopard, Tell me a Dragon, and How the Whale Became by Ted Hughes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845079284 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845079280 |
| Title | How the Whale Became |
| Author | Ted Hughes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2008-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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