| Just So Stories Contributor(s): Kipling, Rudyard (Author), Stroud, Jonathan (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0141321628 ISBN-13: 9780141321622 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: 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 and Kipling's own explanation of the title. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Series: Puffin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.1" W x 7.03" (0.42 lbs) 224 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 20231 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 written, inspiring introduction by Jonathan Stroud, author of the Bartimaeus trilogy, Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling is one of the twelve wonderful classic stories being relaunched in Puffin Classics in March 2008. |