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Eran las siete de la tarde y Papá Lobo se estaba preparando para la caza nocturna con su manada, cuando Tabaqui, el chacal, se asomó a la guarida para anunciarle que Shere Khan, el tigre cojo que vivía cerca del río Waingunga, había decidido entrar en su territorio de caza.
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de artistas...
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Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. Join Gildart Jackson in front of a cozy fire as he reads The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling to you and your family from beginning to end.
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This book contains Rudyard Kipling's 1902 collection of short stories, 'Just So Stories'. These fantastically imaginative origin stories are amongst the best known of Kipling's works, and offer entertaining explanations as to how various animals came into being. This wonderful collection would make for ideal bedtime reading, and is well deserving of a place on every family bookshelf. Contents include: 'How the Whale got His Throat', 'How the Camel...
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This book contains Rudyard Kipling's 1902 collection of short stories, 'Just So Stories'. These fantastically imaginative origin stories are amongst the best known of Kipling's works, and offer entertaining explanations as to how various animals came into being. This wonderful collection would make for ideal bedtime reading, and is well deserving of a place on every family bookshelf. Contents include: 'How the Whale got His Throat', 'How the Camel...
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The ULTIMATE, complete collection of the original Mowgli stories!
This collection of stories features Mowgli, a young boy who lives amongst the wildlife of the jungle. From being tracked and hunted by a tiger to being raised by wolves and trained by a bear, this compilation includes all nine masterful tales about Mowgli and his relationships with his colorful animal friends and foes, including stories from The Jungle Book and every other Mowgli story...
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Première traduction originale de Louis Fabulet et Robert d'Humières.
La version originale en français, intégrale, avec les illustrations somptueuses de Maurice de Becque (1878-1928), enfin rééditée!
Loin des clichés réducteurs d'un texte souvent dénaturé, elle met en valeur les vertus initiatiques de la parole de Kipling, prix Nobel de littérature 1907, que tous les enfants petits et grands apprécieront pour ses splendeurs et sa puissance...
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Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories is one of the best-loved story collections ever written for children. In this companion to Volume I, published in fall 2013, acclaimed children's book illustrator Ian Wallace once again reinterprets the famous tales with luminous art, bringing Kipling to a new generation of young readers. Many of the tales are origin stories, explaining, for example, how an animal came to be, or the how the alphabet and writing began....
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Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories is one of the best-loved story collections ever written for children. Now Ian Wallace, one of Canada's most accomplished children's book illustrators, reinterprets the famous tales with his vibrant art, bringing Kipling to a whole new generation of young readers. Kipling wrote the stories for his young daughter, who would only sleep if they were told "just so." The first edition was published in Great Britain in 1902,...
15) Rikki-tikki-tavi
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A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.
16) Animal Stories
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Animal Stories – by Rudyard Kipling features some of the best-loved animal tales of all time. "The Camel's Hump," "The Cat That Walked By Himself" and "The White Seal" are just some of the enchanting tales collected together in Animal Stories, which includes that most remarkable and endearing creation "Rikki-tikki-tavi." Originally intended for children, these imaginative and inspired writings are just as suitable for adults and will delight readers...
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Extrait: "Touchant la véracité de ce récit, il ne saurait y avoir aucun doute, car il me fut conté par Mulvaney, derrière les lignes des éléphants, par un soir brûlant o nous emmenions promener les chiens pour leur donner de l'exercice. Les douze éléphants du gouvernement se balançaient à leurs piquets devant les vastes écuries aux murs de terre (une voûte, large comme une arche de pont, pour chaque bête remuante) et les mahouts préparaient...
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Extrait: "Si vous admettez qu'on n'a pas le droit d'entrer dans son salon au début de la matinée, quand la femme de chambre est en train de mettre les choses en place et d'enlever la poussière, vous admettrez aussi que les gens civilisés qui mangent dans la porcelaine et sont munis de carnets de visites n'ont pas le droit d'appliquer leur table des valeurs à un pays non encore installé..."
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Estas fábulas fueron escritas por Rudyard Kipling para ser contadas a su pequeña hija Josephine en su lecho de enferma. La niña murió a los siete años. En la introducción original del libro su autor ordenó narrarlas siempre "exactamente así, para que ella no despierte". Al traducir esta obra estamos desobedeciendo su mandato. Quizás el íntimo y oculto deseo de Kipling haya sido que desconsideremos su consigna y que logremos despertar a su...
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"The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont. All of the stories were previously published in magazines, often under different titles."--Provided by Amazon.
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