This great collection of Rudyard Kipling's short stories and poems covers the full range of Kipling's career from the 1880s to the 1930s. It includes selections from "Plain Tales" from the Hills, "Traffics and Discoveries", "Just So Stories", "Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses" and many more. All are beautifully illustrated by Sharpe, whose paintings are not only exquisite but help young minds interpret the poems. This book also features insightful commentary and a lengthy introduction detailing the events of Kipling's life and their relationship to his work.

 

This book is part of a book series called Poetry For Young People .

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2010 by Sterling Juvenile .

Eileen Gillooly is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, where she also earned her PhD. She has been awarded research fellowships by the American Council of Learned Societies and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Illustrator Jim Sharpe was born in 1936, he died in 2005. He worked largely in portraits and realistic representations, primarily in watercolour and mixed media. His work has been displayed in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D. C.