How the Whale got his Throat

Hardback

Main Details

Title How the Whale got his Throat
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anna Milbourne
Illustrated by John Joven
SeriesFirst Reading Level 1
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 202,Width 136
ISBN/Barcode 9781409596752
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Primary
Preschool (0-5)

Publishing Details

Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd
Imprint Usborne Publishing Ltd
Publication Date 1 March 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The lovely story from Kipling adapted for younger readers. Long ago, whales could eat anything - and they did. Then one day, everything changed. This story, adapted from one of Rudyard Kipling's 'Just So Stories' has been specially written for children who are learning to read, with colourful illustrations on each page and puzzles and fun facts about whales at the back of the book.

Author Biography

Growing up on the Wirral and in Germany, Anna wrote plays about talking animals, and stories about naughty children, and drew on every available surface. After school, she did an Art Foundation course, then a degree in German Literature & Philosophy at Oxford University. In 1998 she found her perfect job at Usborne in London, writing about everything from curious penguins to trips to the Moon.