Just So Stories
800,00 د.ج
Paperback. Pub Date :2012-09-13 240 English HarperCollins UK HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved. essential classics.How did the leopard get its spots Why do the tides ebb and flow How did the elephant get its trunk And how was the alphabet madeRudyard Kiplings classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal-and humankind in a fun. eloquent and magical way -. for children and adults alike Kiplings beautifully imaginative answers echo the animal fables he heard during his childhood in India. paired with the folk tales he collected throughout his life.Kiplings enjoyment in playing with language. as well as his own delight in fatherhood. makes these stories a joy to read aloud. and children will request these tales as bedtime stories again and again. However. adults will also revel in Kiplings fanci…
Paperback. Pub Date :2012-09-13 240 English HarperCollins UK HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved. essential classics.How did the leopard get its spots Why do the tides ebb and flow How did the elephant get its trunk And how was the alphabet madeRudyard Kiplings classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal-and humankind in a fun. eloquent and magical way -. for children and adults alike Kiplings beautifully imaginative answers echo the animal fables he heard during his childhood in India. paired with the folk tales he collected throughout his life.Kiplings enjoyment in playing with language. as well as his own delight in fatherhood. makes these stories a joy to read aloud. and children will request these tales as bedtime stories again and again. However. adults will also revel in Kiplings fanci…
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