Image for Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

Kipling, RudyardSharpe, Jim(Illustrated by)Gillooly, Eileen(Volume editor)
Part of the Poetry for Young People S. series
See all formats and editions

He told us how the elephant got its trunk and the leopard its spots, and his classic "Jungle Book" entranced young readers for years even before it inspired a much-loved Disney film.

His exquisitely crafted, rhythmic poems practically beg to be read aloud; their musical cadences captivate children.

Add to that his humour, sympathetic and finely drawn characters, often deep personal emotions - no wonder Kipling was hugely popular and became the first English writer to win the Noble Prize for Literature. 23 selections include: excerpts from the Just So stories; How the camel got its hump; If...; The cat who walked by himself; Mandalay; The Ballad of East & West

Read More
Title Unavailable: Out of Print
Product Details
Sterling Juvenile
0806944846 / 9780806944845
Hardback
821.8
01/11/2000
United States
English
48p. : col. ill.
26 cm
general Learn More