Just So Stories

Rudyard Kipling

Courier Corporation, May 18, 2001 - Juvenile Fiction - 99 pages

A dozen fables by one of the world's great storytellers propose whimsical explanations of how certain animals acquired their distinctive physical characteristics: "How the Camel Got His Hump," "How the Whale Got His Throat," "How the Leopard Got His Spots," "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," "The Elephant's Child," and 7 others. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative: "How the Camel Got His Hump."

About the author

Nobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) is best remembered for children's tales such as The Jungle Book as well as his poetry and stories about British soldiers in India, which include "Gunga Din" and The Man Who Would Be King. Kipling was enormously popular at the turn of the 20th century but his reputation declined with the change in attitude toward British imperialism. In recent years Kipling's works have found new acclaim as a vibrant source of literary and cultural history.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Just So Stories; Dover Children's Evergreen Classics Series; Dover Evergreen Classics; Dover juvenile classics
• Author: Rudyard Kipling
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Courier Corporation, 2001
• ISBN: 0486417220, 9780486417226
• Length: 99 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General; Juvenile Fiction / Classics; Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories