Just so stories
2008
Book
In this collection of fables, enjoy delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs. Venture into the High and Far-Off Times, and uncover everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and very funny, these fantastical stories will take you on a journey to the boundaries of reality and beyond.
Item Details
ISBN: 9780141321622
Edition: [New] edition / introduction by Jonathan Stroud.
Description: vi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Contents:
- How the whale got his throat
- How the camel got his hump
- How the rhinoceros got his skin
- How the leopard got his spots
- The elephant's child
- The sing-song of old man kangaroo
- The beginning of the armadilloes
- How the first letter was written
- How the alphabet was made
- The crab that played with the sea
- The cat that walked by himself
- The butterfly that stamped.
Control Number: 2410875
Publisher: London : Puffin, 2008.