How the Whale Became

Resumen del libro

This collection of eleven evocative, accessible and funny stories for children of 5 and more 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; and, 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.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Ted Hughesx{0026}lt;/B (1930-1998) es uno de los grandes poetas ingleses del siglo XX. Fue nombrado poeta laureado en el Reino Unido, el poeta oficial de la Reina, título que obtuvo en 1984 y que conservó hasta su muerte. También es muy conocido por su matrimonio con la poeta estadounidense Sylvia Plath, que se suicidó en 1963. De esa relación surgió uno de sus libros más celebrados Cartas de cumpleaños (1998). Otras obras suyas que cabe destacar son The Hawk in the Rain (1957) y Tales from Ovid (1997).x{0026}lt;/P