Bomba, the Jungle Boy

by Roy Rockwood

Separated from his parents since childhood, a young boy, who has been brought up in the jungle by an old naturalist, begins the long search for his true identity. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448147017
• ISBN13: 9780448147017
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

As a boy who grew up in the Jungle, I reccommend it

I used to read this book about every other month growing up. My adventures In the Colombian junges were never quite as dramatic as Bomba's in his Jungle, but my imagination, fueled by books like this, made up for it just fine. Even as an adult I like to dust this off and relive Bomba's perilous existence and amazing ability to deal with danger and thwart evil. He is the Chip Hilton of the Jungle, an all around good guy with honor, principles and a heck of a throwing arm, but he slings knives, spears and arrows instead of baseballs and footballs. Any adventurous young lad will be engrossed by this tale, over-the-top though it may be. The cult following these Bomba books have generated speaks for itself.

A wonderful hero

I have read nearly all of these wonderful books by Roy Rockwood. Bomba is one of the last great heros that have a real decent approach. My mom inherited these books from her dad when he passed away. I have read them over and over since I was a little girl. They still enthrall me and keep me very interested. We are missing 2 books out of this series unfortunatly. I am still trying to find these books since they are great books to pass down to my daughter now.

Bomba the Jungle Boy

I have read halfway through this book with my 10 year old son - I can't wait to continue tonight. I found the story in a book called "Popular Stories for Boys" dated 1926. I thought maybe the stories would be less politically correct and more manly and adventuresome than are currently written. Wow - was I right! Bomba is the most exciting book we have read in a long time. We LOVE it! I am thinking that this is the reading fare that the World War II generation grew up on. They read about courage in the face of horrible danger and then they went out and demonstrated it. I want my son to know that kind of courage and character that Bomba demonstrates. But Bomba is not just courageous - He is selfless and kind as he cares for the simple minded Casson in spite of all of the problems this brings about. Bomba has a wonderful character. As I was reading I noticed the remarks about Bomba's race (He and Casson are the only white people in the jungle). I thought that surely this book would be one that would be banned from the public school system. It seemed to me however, that a boy who is all alone in a jungle, never having seen another white man might certainly feel like a minority. I chose to read it as celebrating his heritage rather than demeaning others. There is nothing in the character of Bomba that demonstrates hatred or even unkindness. I believe that Bomba is a wonderful role model of manly character. (The book is also a great vocabulary enhancer - it certainly points out the decline in educational standards since most 10 year old boys I know would never be able to comprehend the wide range of words in this book). If you have young boys and you can find this book - I highly recommend it.

Bomba is very adventurous and fun to read!

I'm a ten-year-old fan and I really love Bomba. It is the most wonderful book in the whole universe because it is very adventurous and fun to read and I'm always curious about how things will turn out!