The Jungle Book: Classic Literature Adventure Mowgli Nature and Wildlife Coming-Of-Age Story a Timeless Tale of Courage and Resilience Explore Themes of Nature and Survival - Softcover

Kipling, Rudyard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8172344228 ISBN 13: 9788172344221

Publisher: Fingerprint! Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

On a warm evening in the Seeonee hills, a family of wolves finds someone at the threshold of their cave - a human child, who knows nothing of the world of men. Adopted by Father Wolf, the man-cub Mowgli grows up with the pack in the Jungle. Mowgli begins his journey and learns the law of the Jungle with the help of his new-found friends : Bagheera the wise Panther and lovable old Baloo. Together they face many dangers and adventures, as Mowgli comes face-to-face with Shere Khan the tiger and the Bandar-Log. Embark on this adventurous journey with Mowgli, Rikki-tikki-tavi, Little Toomai and many others, as you read the enchanting "The Jungle Book". As you go from one thrilling escapade to the other, let Kipling take you into a world of fantasy.

About this title

Review:

"The Jungle Book was one of those rare books that I felt I was actually living as I read it" (Michael Morpurgo)

"The original stories of The Jungle Book surpass all rollicking Disneyfied expectations. On one level, the Mancub's education is pure entertainment; on another, the jungle is symbolic of Kipling's philosophy of life, a moral playground in which the young learn to swing on the vines of life" (The Times)

"The incantatory text of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Books still rewards reading aloud" (Sunday Times)

"Around a century ago, Rudyard Kipling laid the foundations of modern children's literature with works such as The Jungle Book, Just So Stories and Puck of Pook's Hill. Far from the fusty Victorian conventions of the time, they were wild, magnificent stories that felt as though they'd always existed, stories people might have told each other in the caves" (Daily Telegraph)

"So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so all hail Vintage Classics!" (National Association for the Teaching of English)

Book Description:

Learn the ways of the jungle with little Mowgli the man-cub. Swing from the trees, befriend the animals, face your primal fears

About this edition

• Publisher: Fingerprint! Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 8172344228
• ISBN 13: 9788172344221
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200