How the Whale Got His Throat


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Deligthful picture book retellings of an enchanting story: How Whale got his Throat is a beloved story by Rudyard Kipling, retold for younger children.




How the Whale Got His Throat


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Original and unabridged text of Rudyard Kipling's timeless classic. With refreshingly new illustrations. If you have ever asked, "how did the camel get his hump?" If you have ever wondered, "how did the leopard get his spots?" Then you are a very special kind of curious person who will love the answers in these books. In this Just So Story we find out how the whale got his special throat. Hint he ate a dancing sailor!




Why the Whale Got His Throat


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This story is about Big Fish eating Little Fish - however one little fish is really cute and clever so the Whale, big as he is, does not have it all his own way. Particularly when he calls up an ally in a shipwrecked Mariner who really makes the greedy Whale feel down in the mouth! In 1980 Sheila Graber was commissioned to create a series of animated films for World TV based on Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories" These books are based on the hand painted art work created on plastic "cel"for that series. To see some cels for REAL go to www.graber-miller.com.




How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin


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Relates how the rhinoceros's lack of manners resulted in his baggy skin and bad temper.




How the Leopard Got His Spots


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Relates how the leopard got his spotted coat in order to hunt the animals in the dappled shadows of the forest.




Not So Stories


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Whale is Stuck


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While leaping about in the open sea one day, Whale lands on an ice floe, where all the Arctic animals attempt to get him back into the sea where he belongs.




Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, Retold by Elli Woollard


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Delightfully retold in humorous rhyming verse, with stunning illustrations throughout, this is a beautiful reworked edition of Rudyard Kipling's children's classic, Just So Stories. In this highly illustrated collection meet the cat who walked by himself, discover how the lazy camel got his hump, how the elephant got his long trunk, find out why the rhino has such wrinkly skin, and how the whale got his teeny tiny throat. These well known, richly imagined stories tell of how the world came to be as it is. This is a smart, funny and younger approach to Kipling's work, as you've never seen before. Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories are one of the enduring classics of children's literature and these witty, inventive tales have delighted generations of children. Combining the brilliant rhyming talent of Elli Woollard and beautiful illustrations from the award-winning Marta Altés, this is an enchanting retelling of a much-loved classic for a new generation. A book to truly treasure and one you will want to share. Stories include: How the Whale got his Throat, How the Camel got his Hump, How the Rhinoceros got his Skin, The Elephant's Child, and The Cat that Walked by Himself.




How the Camel Got His Hump


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When the world was new, the camel, a very lazy creature, said "Humph!" too often and received for all time a hump[h] from the desert god. Includes a puzzle, "Notes for adults," and reading tips.




The White Seal


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A story about a white seal named Kotick who learns how to get along in his Arctic environment during his herd's first migration. For elementary grades.