Product Description Samuel West reads ten of Rudyard Kipling?s famous tales, as broadcast on BBC Radio. How the Whale Got His Throat, How the Leopard Got His Spots, The Beginning of the Armadillos, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, The Cat That Walked By Himself, How the Camel Got His Hump, The Crab That Played With The Sea, The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo, The Butterfly That Stamped, ?and The Elephant?s Child. First broadcast on BBC Radio as part of Just So Science, these charming tales are sure to delight listeners of all ages. Review "Sam West's readings were superb ...He brought to mind Martin Jarvis doingJust William ? and praise doesn't come any higher than that." - Chris Mauma - The Independent About the Author Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (a collection of stories which includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"), the Just So Stories (1902), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If?" (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".