Synopsis
Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects include "How the Camel Got His Hump," "The Butterfly That Stamped," and "How the Alphabet Was Made."
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From the Back Cover
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.
From the Inside Flap
Kipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, How the Armadillo Happened, and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter--and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere.
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Just So Stories For Little Children
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ISBN 10: 0517436310
ISBN 13: 9780517436318
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Red, white and green floral pattern boards quarter bound to dark green leatherette, decorative gilt to spine with gilt lettering in red text blocks. Gilt flower border at edge of leatherette, front and back. Gilt decorative bordered green text block on front with gilt title. All edges gilt. Minimal wear, looks near new. Tight, square binding, appears unread. Bright, crisp, unmarked text. Previous owner presentation on fly leaf else Fine. Floral patterned end papers matching cover. A very attractive copy in Near Fine condition. Seller Inventory # 001086