How the Leopard got His Spots
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Tags: Children's, Classics, Short Stories
ISBN-13:9781406793109
About the Author
Rudyard Kipling (1855-1936) was born to English parents living in India during the British colonial occupation. Kipling's father was a sculptor and art professor at a college in Bombay, and his mother was a lively and intelligent woman. While India had already made a powerful impression on the young Kipling, he was soon sent to live and receive his education in England. Kipling was unable to attend university and instead chose to return to the land of his birth, serving as an assistant editor at a small Indian newspaper for several years. It was at this time that Kipling began to publish short stories in the paper, soon following his occasional pieces with several collections of his writing. Kipling traveled to the United States and wrote as a foreign correspondent for the Indian press, continuing to develop his reputation and craft. He settled in London for a time, although it was not until after his marriage and eventual move back to the United States that he began to write the works for which he is best known: The Jungle Book and Captains Courageous among them. As Kipling continued to travel and write, he gained a broad following among old and young. He was widely celebrated as an important author, receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 and continuing to be awarded many honors for his writing throughout the rest of his life. While Kipling's works have fallen in and out of favor for their perspectives, his writing serves as an important testament to a time of change, conflict, and broadening horizons.
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didn't know which way to jump, Best Beloved. They didn't indeed!
his legs were the longest--they went away from the High Veldt.
South Africa.
And Baviaan winked. He knew.
And Baviaan winked. He knew.
splashed and slashed and hatched and cross-hatched with shadows. ...
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5/5
Reviewed by Katti on Nov 30, 2012
hey
i got it so i could read it to my neighbors two youngest kids
3/5 
Reviewed by changolote on Oct 1, 2008
ok, but be forwarned
Quaint little tale by Kipling, a nice quick read (3 parts at daily lit). Be warned: in today's society an unforgiveable word is used (starts with "n"). I highly regard Kipling (though I've never kippled), just extreme p.c. types may want to avoid.
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Ratings for 'How the Leopard got His Spots' by Kipling, Rudyard
| changolote | | Read review | 2008-10-01 |
| dazpiece | | 2008-12-18 | |
| Katti | | Read review | 2012-11-30 |
| MonicaR | | 2010-02-28 |
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