Just So Stories (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Rudyard Kipling

Overview

Published in 1902, these charming and whimsical fantasies for children—and adults who retain a love of the fantastic—are enduring classics.  Focusing on the explanation of origin, the book includes "How the Leopard Got His Spots," How the Camel Got His Hump," and "The Cat That Walked by Himself."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411438071
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	02/15/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	262
Sales rank:	1,003,534
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	10 - 18 Years

About the Author

Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), called the “prophet of British imperialism” by George Orwell, became a past master of the short story, as well as a tireless poet. The first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature (1907), his fiction and poetry include such works as The Jungle Book, The Light That Failed, and “Gunga Din.”