How the Camel Got Its Hump
By (Author) Justine Fontes
By (author) Ron Fontes
Illustrated by Keiko Motoyama
Random House USA Inc
Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.
1st June 2001
United States
Children
Fiction
813.52
Hardback
24
Width 168mm, Height 203mm, Spine 5mm
111g
Witty stories from around the world, and by the great writer Rudyard Kipling, "explain" how the camel got its hump. Fascinating facts about the camel round out this colorful book!
Justine Fontes was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. She graduated with a BA in English literature from New York University. While at university, she went into publishing and has worked at various publishing houses before becoming a freelance writer of children's books. She met her husband, Ron Fontes, while working with Little Golden Books, and they frequently write together. Ron Fontes has been an actor, advertising executive, art director, and standup comic. He is now happily an author of children's books and has published more than 500 with his wife, Justine Fontes. Keiko Motoyamais an illustrator of books for young readers. Her works includeHairy Henry;Bears, Bears, Everywhere; andHow the Turtle Got Its Shell.