Rudyard Kipling's Just So Comics: Tales of the World's Wildest Beasts
Capstone Press
Stone Arch Books
1st January 2013
Combined volume
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
741.5973
Paperback
144
Four classic Kipling stories re-told in graphic novel format. If you've ever wondered how the elephant got his trunk, or how the leopard got his spots, then look no further! In this comics compilation of Just So Stories, famed author and worldwide explorer Rudyard Kipling travels from the Horn of Africa to the deserts of India to discover the truth behind the world's wildest beasts.
"The over-the-top depictions of wide-eyed animals with exaggerated expressions will please fans of the film Madagascar or Disney's Aladdin." (School Library Journal)"
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India, on December 30, 1865. He is best known for his short story collections The Jungle Book, published in 1894, and Just So Stories, published in 1902. He wrote a variety of other short stories, including 'Kim' and 'The Man Who Would Be King, ' and many poems. In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first English-language writer and youngest person to win the award. On January 18, 1936, he died in London at age 70.