Other editions of book How the First Letter Was Written

Read about how Emma writes the first letter! Rudyard Kipling wrote the first version of this story in 1902. 110 years later here's an updated version, modernized and set in United States. It's a story about the great invention of writing. With reading and writing you can share ideas with people far away from you in time and in place. The updates support beginning reading in several ways: Easy to read one sentence summaries of every story page A short poem on every story page because poems are fun and because rhymes remind you there are sounds smaller than a syllable, which is important in reading English A question at the bottom of every story page, to help the reader remember to imagine things and to ask questions Modernized and updated text and images Detailed full color picture of the alphabet necklace A new long poem at the end A description of each letter of the alphabet and how it's used in English Probably, at least at first, a good reader will read the text in small black print. Listening to the story helps build vocabulary and grammar skills. Beginning readers can start with the page summary, then the poem and the question, and eventually read the whole text, perhaps to someone else! The goal is to help enable competent and enthusiastic readers.

This is a story from the Just So Stories collection. Here is the complete and unabridged collection of Rudyard Kipling's delightful Just So Stories, which he first told to his own children before setting them down on paper: How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Leopard Got His Spots, How the Elephant Got His Trunk, The Butterfly that Stamped, and many others. Written in the late 1800s and first published in 1902, these enchanting animals remain unforgettable, over 100 years later. To hear these magic fables by a master of children's literature is to enjoy them.

Read about how Emma writes the first letter!Rudyard Kipling wrote the first version of this story in 1902. Over a hundred years later here's an updated version, modernized and set in United States. It's a story about the great invention of writing. With reading and writing you can share ideas with people far away from you in time and in place. The updates support beginning reading in several ways: - Easy to read one sentence summaries of every story page - A short poem on every story page because poems are fun and because rhymes remind you there are sounds smaller than a syllable, which is important in reading English - A question at the bottom of every story page, to help the reader remember to imagine things and to ask questions - Modernized and updated text and images - Detailed sample of the alphabet necklace - A new long poem at the endInstead of the description of each letter of the alphabet and how it's used in English which appears in the book version, the Kindle edition has child-friendly word definitions with many images. The definitions include help on word skills and breaking words into pieces to figure out meanings. Probably, at least at first, a good reader will read the text in small black print to the person learning to read. Listening to the story helps build vocabulary and grammar skills. Beginning readers can start with the page summary at the top, then the poem and the question, and eventually read the whole text, perhaps to someone else! The goal is to help enable competent and enthusiastic readers

Read about how Emma writes the first letter! Rudyard Kipling wrote the first version of this story in 1902. 110 years later here's an updated version, modernized and set in United States. It's a story about the great invention of writing. With reading and writing you can share ideas with people far away from you in time and in place. The updates support beginning reading in several ways: Easy to read one sentence summaries of every story page A short poem on every story page because poems are fun and because rhymes remind you there are sounds smaller than a syllable, which is important in reading English A question at the bottom of every story page, to help the reader remember to imagine things and to ask questions Modernized and updated text and images Detailed full color picture of the alphabet necklace A new long poem at the end A description of each letter of the alphabet and how it's used in English Probably, at least at first, a good reader will read the text in small black print. Listening to the story helps build vocabulary and grammar skills. Beginning readers can start with the page summary, then the poem and the question, and eventually read the whole text, perhaps to someone else! The goal is to help enable competent and enthusiastic readers.

Read about how Emma writes the first letter! Rudyard Kipling wrote the first version of this story in 1902. 110 years later here's an updated version, modernized and set in United States. It's a story about the great invention of writing. With reading and writing you can share ideas with people far away from you in time and in place. The updates support beginning reading in several ways: Easy to read one sentence summaries of every story page A short poem on every story page because poems are fun and because rhymes remind you there are sounds smaller than a syllable, which is important in reading English A question at the bottom of every story page, to help the reader remember to imagine things and to ask questions Modernized and updated text and images Detailed full color picture of the alphabet necklace A new long poem at the end A description of each letter of the alphabet and how it's used in English Probably, at least at first, a good reader will read the text in small black print. Listening to the story helps build vocabulary and grammar skills. Beginning readers can start with the page summary, then the poem and the question, and eventually read the whole text, perhaps to someone else! The goal is to help enable competent and enthusiastic readers.

Originally published as part of the Just So stories, this tale has no animals, but is the endearing story of a Neolithic child and the hilarious ramifications of attempting to request a fresh fishing spear from the village by use of a pictorial letter. As ever, Kipling’s timeless prose is evocatively presented by Phillip J. Mather - an excellent listen!