The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling
Along with elegant and whimsical illustrations, this book presents a fresh interpretation of Rudyard Kipling's delightful story telling how the elephant got his trunk.
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay in 1865. In 1871 he was brought home from India and spent five unhappy years with a foster family in Southsea. It was during his time at college that he began writing poetry, and Schoolboy Lyrics was published privately in 1881. In 1892 he married an American, Caroline Balestier, and from 1892 to 1896 they lived in Vermont, where Kipling wrote The Jungle Book, published in 1894. In 1901 came Kim and in 1902 the Just So Stories. Kipling refused to accept the role of Poet Laureate and other civil honours, but he was the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize, in 1907. He died in 1936. Geoffrey Patterson began his career in interior design and worked as a set designer with the BBC for 13 years. He was a lecturer in illustration at Suffolk College and has published many books for children. In 1986 he was awarded the Smarties prize for The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg (Andre Deutsche). His books for Frances Lincoln include The Lion and the Gypsy, Jonah and the Whale and Stories from the Bible.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845070687 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845070682 |
| Title | The Elephant's Child |
| Author | Rudyard Kipling |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2007-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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