Just So Stories (Illustrated): The 1902 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations - Softcover

Kipling, Rudyard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9916732639 ISBN 13: 9789916732632

Verlag: Sky Publishing, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

Discover nature’s wildest secrets in Nobel Prize winner J. R. Kipling’s Just So Stories, packed with the author’s unique humor and rhyme and illustrated by J. M. Gleeson in this special edition.

Have you ever wondered how the camel got his famous hump, how the leopard got his unique spots, or how the mighty rhinoceros got his wrinkly skin? Then you’ll love the funny answers Kipling gives to these questions in Just So Stories – a breezy collection packed with unusual ideas, vivid illustrations, and creative poems to read aloud for their rhythm and marvelous wordplay.

The imaginative explanations of Just So Stories offer a clever twist to the most famous origin tales for children, explaining how certain things came to be in life and nature through light-hearted, delightful, and mysterious tales unlike anything you’ve read before – from “How the Whale Got His Throat,” to “How the Elephant Got His Trunk,” and “The Cat That Walked by Himself.” Get your own copy and escape on a journey into the unknown world of wild animals, from the bottom of the deepest ocean to the depths of the most dangerous jungle.

Get more from this special edition with extra material for readers to enjoy:

• Over 70 first-edition, top-quality illustrations by wildlife painter J. M. Gleeson.
• A fun ‘test-yourself’ quiz at the end of the book.
• A beautiful book cover for your collection, only available in this new edition.
• All the stories presented for the best reading experience.

Light, fun, and full of whimsy, Just So Stories are perfect as bedtime tales or light reading to accompany classroom lessons and creative activities for children of all ages.

Discover the brilliance of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, in this richly illustrated, world-famous children’s classic that will capture the imagination of young and old readers alike.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Sky Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9916732639
• ISBN 13: 9789916732632
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zeichner: Gleeson J. M.
• Anzahl der Seiten: 138
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxemburg