The Jungle Books

By Rudyard Kipling and John Lockwood Kipling

Book Overview

The Jungle Books, regarded as classic stories told by an adult to children and best known for the "Mowgli" series, also constitutes a complex literary work of art in which the whole of Kipling's philosophy of life is expressed in miniature. The stories, a mixture of fantasy, myth and magic, are underpinned by Kipling's abiding preoccupation with the theme of self-discovery and the nature of the "Law."

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199536457
• ISBN13: 9780199536450
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Not just Mowgli and his jungle friends, much more

A classic telling various stories primarily set in India, but going to other locales on occasion, it isn't an adventure in the traditional sense, but evokes a similar mindset of seeking out the dangers that lurk in nature, even incorporating yourself as Mowgli does. And while Mowgli's story dominates the general structure, you also get side stories unrelated to that about other animals making their way in the world and overcoming some challenge, such as Rikki Tikki Tavi or The White Seal. Not only good as a bridge to longer books that have an overarching story because they're more short stories, but also an introduction to Kipling's style that incorporates poetry/song as needed.