How the Whale Became and Other Stories
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First published 25 years ago, this book by the Poet Laureate is now regarded as a classic of its kind. It includes 11 stories of what happened to a number of animals, including the owl, whale, polar bear, and the donkey who wanted to be a lionocerangoutangading.
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Poet Ted Hughes tells his version of how animals came to be. The stories are surprisingly complex, and they are filled with brilliant fresh imagery and structure.
What animals? Whale, fox, polar bear, hyena. Tortoise, bee, cat, donkey. Hare. Elephant.
I listened to the audio of this, read by Ted Hughes and Michael Morpurgo. I was mesmerized.
