Author: Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 (Keywords)

This is a modern re-telling of the classic by Rudyard Kipling, brought to life with appealing illustrations. Painted Jaguar is hungry. How can Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog and Slow-and-Solid Tortoise escape him? A strange new animal that Painted Jaguar doesn't know appears.

Harvey Cheyne is the spoilt son of a millionaire. On an ocean voyage off the Newfoundland coast, he falls overboard and is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman. It comes as rather a shock to Harvey when he's forced to work with the crew for the summer.

This edition presents the best-loved story 'The Cat That Walked by Himself' alongside 'How the Camel Got His Hump', 'How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin' and 'The Elephant's Child'.

This is a simple retelling of one of Rudyard Kipling's 'Just So Stories' with bright, fun illustrations for children who are just starting to read on their own. In this story, Dog and Horse both want to investigate the people's fire, but Cat doesn't, he wants to walk by himself.

This edition of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling contains all of his verse. His poetry uses many rhythms and popular forms of speech, ranging from dramatic monologues to extended ballads. Often mistakenly branded as a fascist, Kipling's attitudes changed over the years, revealing a darker side.

How did the rhinoceros get his wrinkly skin? Why won't cats come when they're called? How did one curious elephant change the lives of all elephants? These eight best-loved stories give answers to these and other intriguing questions.

This complete and illustrated collection of Kipling's 14 classic "Just So Stories" includes two which are rarely printed - "The Tabu Tale" and "Ham and the Porcupine". The former features Kipling's daughter, Josephine, who died at the age of six.

A collection of school stories based on Kipling's own school, the United Services College at Westward Ho! in Devon, which prepared boys destined for the army or for colonial service.

Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern-maker for the experiences of life. Implied throughout the stories is the question: 'What happened to these 15-year-old boys, and how did the lessons they learned at school apply to the world of warfare and imperial govern...