Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PHILIP PULLMAN Have 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.

Today's children would do well to abandon their computers and iPods for an hour or two and read him -- Griff Rhys Jones * Daily Mail *
Weird and wonderful * Daily Telegraph *
Kipling was one of the greatest wordsmiths of the English language and these fables are told in a simple and irresistible mannerThey're timeless -- Martin Bell * Daily Express *
The Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling have always held a fascination for me, and doubtless sparked off my love of India -- H.M The Prince of Wales
Kipling is a writer for our times, and for all time -- Roger Moore * The Times *

Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. Winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of Carnegies and the Whitbread Award, Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials has been acclaimed as a modern classic. It has sold 17.5 million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages. In 2005 he was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He lives in Oxford.

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ISBN 13	9780099511823
ISBN 10	0099511827
Title	Just So Stories
Author	Rudyard Kipling
Series	Vintage Classics Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2008-11-06
Number of pages	240
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