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''They sing in my head even now... What a wonderful storyteller/poet he was'' Michael Morpurgo, Guardian

Have you ever wondered how the leopard got his spots? Or how the camel got his hump? Rudyard Kipling''s witty and beautifully written stories explain these secrets and many more and introduce such memorable characters as the Elephant''s Child, the Cat that Walked by Himself and the Butterfly that Stamped.

''Quite irresistible'' The Times

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PHILIP PULLMAN



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Today's children would do well to abandon their computers and iPods for an hour or two and read him -- Griff Rhys Jones * Daily Mail *
Weird and wonderful * Daily Telegraph *
Kipling was one of the greatest wordsmiths of the English language and these fables are told in a simple and irresistible manner. They're timeless -- Martin Bell * Daily Express *
The Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling have always held a fascination for me, and doubtless sparked off my love of India -- H.M The Prince of Wales
Kipling is a writer for our times, and for all time -- Roger Moore * The Times *

Just So Stories

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    A Paperback / softback by Rudyard Kipling, Philip Pullman

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/11/2008
      ISBN13: 9780099511823, 978-0099511823
      ISBN10: 0099511827
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''They sing in my head even now... What a wonderful storyteller/poet he was'' Michael Morpurgo, Guardian

      Have you ever wondered how the leopard got his spots? Or how the camel got his hump? Rudyard Kipling''s witty and beautifully written stories explain these secrets and many more and introduce such memorable characters as the Elephant''s Child, the Cat that Walked by Himself and the Butterfly that Stamped.

      ''Quite irresistible'' The Times

      WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PHILIP PULLMAN



      Trade Review
      Today's children would do well to abandon their computers and iPods for an hour or two and read him -- Griff Rhys Jones * Daily Mail *
      Weird and wonderful * Daily Telegraph *
      Kipling was one of the greatest wordsmiths of the English language and these fables are told in a simple and irresistible manner. They're timeless -- Martin Bell * Daily Express *
      The Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling have always held a fascination for me, and doubtless sparked off my love of India -- H.M The Prince of Wales
      Kipling is a writer for our times, and for all time -- Roger Moore * The Times *

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