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Just So Stories CD

Just So Stories CD
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Publisher: HarperCollins
Written By: Rudyard Kipling
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 9780060788827
Format: Abridged
ISBN: 0060788828
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2005-05-01
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: 2005-04-26
Studio: HarperCollins
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Editorial Review:

Everyone knows Rudyard Kipling's animals are the ones most worthknowing anywhere. This collection—beautifully performed by Boris Karloff—includes Kipling's Just So Stories (where we meet the animals when the world was new—so new, in fact, that the Rhinoceros had not yet losthis buttons!) and stories from his timeless classic, The Jungle Book.
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Summary: A book every child should know
Comment: Kipling is criticized nowadays for his imperialism and jingoistic views, but his two major children's books (this one and The Jungle Books: Complete and Unabridged (Puffin Classics)) remain undying classics that every kid should know. His eloquent and often original language also make them delightful read-alouds. The twelve Just-So Stories were originally told to his little daughter Josephine (and in fact three of them feature "little girl-daughters" and their daddies) and are for the most part pourquoi tales in a traditional folkloric style--explanations of how the whale got "his tiny throat," the camel his hump, the rhinoceros his wrinkly skin and terrible temper, the leopard his spots, the elephant his trunk, the kangaroo his shape; how armadillos came to be, how the tides began, how the cat became a part of humanity's world, how the first letter was written and the alphabet invented. (The last story, "The Butterfly That Stamped," is "quite different from the other stories--a story about the Most Wise Sovereign...Solomon the Son of David.") Every kid should own some edition of these tales and have them read aloud as soon as he's old enough to understand them. They've been among my favorites since I was very young, and even now I wouldn't be without a copy.
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Summary: Lost love rediscovered!
Comment: I love this recording. I listened to it for hours when I was little and now my son can too. My lp recording was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, so was thrilled to find it on CD. Mr. Karloff's voice is distinctivly captivating and the stories contain timeless wisdom.
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Summary: A favorite for life
Comment: My mother enjoyed this book when she was a child, probably not long after it was first published, and she read it to me, over and over again, when I was a child. Kipling's use of language is unsurpassed anywhere, in my opinion. He taught me to love the sound of words..."the great grey green greasy Limpopo River all set about with fever trees..."-- who cannot, dearly beloved, be enchanted by that. It actually took my mother and me on a quest years ago to see that river and those fever trees. But that aside, there is no better book for teaching children to love books, reading, language, and the sound of words well placed and absolutely delicious. There is no dumbing down, and any silliness is whimsical and sophisticated. Anyone of any age who has not read this book should do so immediately.
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Summary: Great Idea! I love this for bedtime
Comment: My kids love to listen to stories or music at bedtime and I think this is an especially good CD for developing their vocabulary and love of language. It keeps them engaged and they love it. I also do product reviews on my website [...]
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Summary: The stories never grow old...
Comment: These stories have been a joy in my life from childhood to now in my 7th decade. A great deal of the pleasure is in the reading aloud. Children love the alliterations, the completely fanciful ideas. Parents adore the superb English -- even the crazy made-up words! Don't waste a minute and read these to your children and grandchildren. You will enjoy them as much as the little ones do...
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