CHRYSALIS CLASSICS JUST SO STORIES - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1843650363 ISBN 13 : 9781843650362

Editeur : National Trust Books, 2003

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Just So Stories typically have the theme of a particular animal being modified from an original form to its current form by the acts of man, or some magical being. For example, the Whale has a tiny throat because he swallowed a mariner, who tied a raft inside to block the whale from swallowing other men. The Camel has a hump given to him by a djinn as punishment for the camel's refusing to work (the hump allows the camel to work longer between times of eating). The Leopard's spots were painted by an Ethiopian (after the Ethiopian painted himself black). The Kangaroo gets its powerful hind legs, long tail, and hopping gait after being chased all day by a dingo, sent by a minor god responding to the Kangaroo's request to be made different from all other animals.

Quatrième de couverture

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PHILIP PULLMAN

'They sing in my head even now... What a wonderful storyteller/poet he was' Michael Morpurgo, Guardian

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.

'Quite irresistible' The Times

ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR

See also: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: National Trust Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1843650363
• ISBN 13: 9781843650362
• Reliure: Broché