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Kipling, Rudyard

How the Camel Got His Hump

24 pp. | North-South/Neugebauer | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-7358-1482-1 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-7358-1483-X $$15.88
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. The classic story of a conceited, uncooperative camel is interpreted in spare illustrations. Spacious design and small, decorative icons add to the book's elegance, but the restrained art makes for a less-than-perfect pairing with Kipling's muscular, playful language. Passages in which Kipling describes his own pictures for the story are included before the piece ends, interrupting the text's flow.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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