How the Whale Became and Other Stories

by Ted Hughes

Overview

This collection of eleven evocative, accessible and funny stories for children of 5+ tells how a particular animal came to be as it is now. The Whale grew up in God''s vegetable patch but was banished to sea when he became too large and crushed all His carrots; the Polar Bear was lured to the North Pole by the other animals who were jealous that she always won the annual beauty contest; the Hare has asked the moon to marry him but can never stretch his ears high enough to hear her reply; the Bee must sip honey all day long to sweeten the bitter demon that runs through his veins . . . each story is a delight for reading alone or aloud.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780571274208
Publisher:	Faber and Faber
Publication date:	06/28/2011
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)
Age Range:	5 - 9 Years

About the Author

Ted Hughes (1930-1998) is ranked as one of the best poets of his generation. His final two collections won the Whitbread Prize for Book of the Year in successive years. He was Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death in 1998. In the same year he had been appointed to the Order of the Merit. He wrote children's stories and poetry throughout his life.

JACKIE MORRIS lives in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with children, dogs and cats. A best-selling author of more than 30 books for children, she was shortlisted for the Greenaway Award in 2016: the UK's biggest picture book prize. Among her many books for Frances Lincoln are The Ice Bear, The Snow Leopard, Tell me a Dragon, and How the Whale Became by Ted Hughes.

Table of Contents

Contents



Introduction

Why the Owl Behaves as it Does

How the Whale Became

How the Fox Came to be where it is

How the Polar Bear Became

How the Hyena Became

How the Tortoise Became

How the Bee Became

How the Cat Became

How the Donkey Became

How the Hare Became

How the Elephant Became