{"product_id":"just-so-stories-hardcover","title":"Just So Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRudyard Kipling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRudyard Kipling\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of \"How the Camel Got His Hump, \" \"How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, \" \"How the Armadillo Happened, \" and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter--and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, How the Armadillo Happened, and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter--and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRudyard Kipling\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Bombay, India to British parents on December 30, 1865. In 1871, Rudyard and his sister, Trix, aged three, were left to be cared for by a couple in Southsea, England. Five years passed before he saw his parents again. His sense of desertion and despair were later expressed in his story \"Baa Baa, Black Sheep\" (1888), in his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Light that failed\u003c\/i\u003e (1890), and his autobiography, \u003ci\u003eSomething of Myself \u003c\/i\u003e(1937). As late as 1935 Kipling still spoke bitterly of the \"House of Desolation\" at Southsea: \"I should like to burn it down and plough the place with salt.\"At twelve he entered a minor public school, the United Services College at Westward Ho, North Devon. In \u003ci\u003eStalky and CO.\u003c\/i\u003e (1899) the myopic Beetle is a self-caricature, and the days at Westward Ho are recalled with mixed feelings. At sixteen, eccentric and literary, Kipling sailed to India to become a journalist. His Indian experiences led to seven volumes of stories, including \u003ci\u003eSoldiers Three\u003c\/i\u003e (1888) and \u003ci\u003eWee Willie Winkie\u003c\/i\u003e (1888).At twenty-four he returned to England and quickly tuned into a literary celebrity. In London he became close friends with an American, (Charles) Wolcott Balestier, with whom he collaborated on what critics called a \"dime store novel.\" Wolcott died suddenly in 1891, and a few weeks later Kipling married Wolcott's sister, Caroline. The newlyweds settled in Brattleboro, Vermont, where Kipling wrote \u003cb\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/b\u003e (1895), and most of C\u003cb\u003eaptains Courageous \u003c\/b\u003e(1897). By this time Kipling's popularity and financial success were enormous.In 1899 the Kipling's settled in Sussex, England, where he wrote some of his best books: \u003cb\u003e Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (1901), \u003cb\u003eJust So Stories\u003c\/b\u003e (1902), and \u003cb\u003ePuck of Pooks Hill \u003c\/b\u003e(1906). In 1907 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. By the time he died, on January 18 1936, critical opinion was deeply divided about his writings, but his books continued to be read by thousands, and such unforgettable poems and stories as \"Gunga Din,\" \"If,\" \"The Man Who Would Be King,\" and \"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi\" have lived on in the consciousness of succeeding generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.31 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Just So Stories (Unabridged)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756916212000,"sku":"9780679417972","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e36ec5fc18f4d6f0f7a8899a195989a.webp?v=1780089144","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/just-so-stories-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}