The Elephant's Child
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born in British India in a family of John Lockwood Kipling and Alice McDonald. He was an English story writer, he wrote many stories, tales and poems for children.
Once upon a time in far Africa was an elephant, who had no trunk. He had only ugly nose which looked like boot. This elephant was curios and asked many question. He was the most curious creature in whole Africa! He asked her aunt, the Ostrich, why she has many feathers on his tale. The Ostrich spanked him. He asked his uncle, the Giraffe, why his skin so spotty. The Giraffe punched him too. He asked questions about everything that he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelt, or touched, and all his uncles and his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of 'satiable curiosity! Why the elephant was so curious? What adventures did expect him? Read the story till the end to know!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Curiosity stops just short of being deadly in this adaptation of the Kipling classic. ``In the High and Far-Off Times'' when elephants sported short, ``bulgy'' noses, a young pachyderm full of ``satiable curiosity'' sets off to discover what crocodiles eat for dinner. After a rousing tug-of-war with the Crocodile himself, the Elephant's Child walks away with a new and improved (and quite sore) elongated trunk. Bolam's well-paced version of the tale is sure to perk up the ears of inquisitive listeners. Unfortunately, the text's understated action and gentle humor are overshadowed by random violence--the other animals spank the Elephant's Child whenever he asks a question, and the Elephant Child's new trunk is eventually used to spank them back. Bolam's bright, primitive paintings boldly contrast with airy white backgrounds, and the jungle animals' childlike facial expressions are particularly engaging. Ultimately, though, Kipling's writings remain too sophisticated for the picture book set. Ages 5-up.
