Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories

Illustrator: Moser, Barry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How did the camel get his hump? How did the leopard get his spots? How did the elephant get his trunk? These are questions that children around the world have asked for centuries, but it took Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling's lively, hilarious stories to give them answers. For one hundred years, these classic tales -- drawn from the oral storytelling traditions of India and Africa and filled with mischievously clever animals and people -- have entertained young and old alike.Intertwined within these delightful tales are little pearls of wisdom about the pitfalls of arrogance and pride and the importance of curiosity, imagination, and inventiveness. Kipling's rhythmic prose makes these tales perfect for sharing aloud with the whole family. This deluxe edition contains all of Kiplin's unforgettable stories as well as ten stunning watercolors, along with numerous black-and-white drawings, from award-winning artist Barry Moser, bringing this timeless masterpiece brilliantly to life for a whole new generation of readers.

Produktdetails

• Books of Wonder Classics
• Verlag: HARPERCOLLINS
• Deluxe
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: September 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 180mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9780688139575
• ISBN-10: 0688139574
• Artikelnr.: 21372009

Autorenporträt

Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay (now known as Mumbai), India, but returned with his parents to England at the age of five. Among Kipling's best-known works are The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and the poems ?Mandalay? and ?Gunga Din.? Kipling was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature (1907) and was among the youngest to have received the award.