| Just So Stories: 100th Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Kipling, Rudyard (Author), Avi (Introduction by), Deshpande, Shashi (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0451531507 ISBN-13: 9780451531506 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $5.36 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: March 2010 Annotation: How did the camel get his hump? Why won't cats do as they are told? How did an inquisitive little elephant change the lives of elephants everywhere? Kipling's imagined answers to such questions draw on the beast fables of India, and they are full of jokes, subtexts, and exotic references. This fully illustrated edition of this classic includes two extra stories and Kipling's own explanation of the title. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010502788 |
| Lexile Measure: 1060 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.1" W x 6.6" (0.20 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 20231 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A classic collection of fantastic tales from the author of The Jungle Books, in honor of his 150th birthday. Cats and kangaroos, crabs and camels, whales and jaguars, hedgehogs and leopards, magicians and little children, and many other beings are brought to life in an exotic Eastern landscape during "the High and Far-Off Times." Drawn from the wondrous tales told to Kipling as a child by his Indian nurses, Just So Stories creates the magical enchantment of the dawn of the world, when animals could talk and think like people. The laziness of the Camel, the curiosity of the Elephant's Child, the cleverness of the Hedgehog, the confusion of the Painted Jaguar, and all the rest of Kipling's delightful menagerie make Just So Stories unforgettable reading for generations to come. With Illustrations by the Author With an Introduction by Avi and an Afterword by Shashi Deshpande |