The Jungle Book (Templar Classics) - Hardcover

Kipling, Rudyard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840117184 ISBN 13: 9781840117189

Publisher: Templar Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

From the moment a little naked cub wanders into the lair of Father Wolf and Mother Wolf to the moment when the master of the jungle returns to his own people, Mowgli's adventures comprise a fable of human life. Along with these stories are other animal tales. This is a magnificent new edition of the best-loved story featuring over 80 beautiful illustrations by award-winning Australian illustrator Robert Ingpen. The third book in Templar's best-selling classics series illustrated by Robert Ingpen that includes "Peter Pan and Wendy" (2004) and "Treasure Island" (2005).

About this title

About the Author

Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia and still lives and works nearby in Barwon Heads. He studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 1986, he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children’s literature and he has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia. A world-renowned artist and author, Ingpen has designed, illustrated and written more than one hundred books, including his highly acclaimed series of illustrated Children’s Classics, which have now been published in many editions around the world. The titles in the series are:

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Alice Through the Looking-Glass
Around the World in Eighty Days
The Jungle Book
Just So Stories
Peter Pan and Wendy
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Secret Garden
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Treasure Island
The Wind in the Willows
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Edition details

• Publisher: Templar Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840117184
• ISBN 13: 9781840117189
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Ingpen Robert
• Number of pages: 224