✍︎ About the Author · Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling was an English writer and poet born in Bombay in 1865. His childhood in India and later experiences there strongly influenced many of his best-known stories and poems. His major works include The Jungle Book, Kim, Just So Stories and a large body of poetry and short fiction. In 1907 Kipling received the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in 1936, leaving a complex but enduring literary legacy, particularly in adventure and children’s literature.
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The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
The Jungle Book is a collection of stories filled with adventure, danger and unforgettable animal characters. Its best-known tales follow Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, as he learns the laws of the wild with the guidance of Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. Mowgli’s world is exciting but demanding. He must understand friendship, courage, loyalty and responsibility while facing threats such as the tiger Shere Khan. Other stories in the collection introduce different animals and settings, each with its own memorable conflict. Rudyard Kipling combines imaginative storytelling with vivid descriptions of the natural world. The Jungle Book has become one of the most famous classics of children’s literature and continues to delight readers through its sense of adventure and discovery.
- Genre
- Children’s Classic / Adventure / Short Stories
- Series
- Nu Voice Paperback Classics
- Binding
- Paperback
- Pages
- 184
- ISBN
- 978-81-904006-2-6
- Combo eligible
- Yes
✍︎ About the Author · Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling was an English writer and poet born in Bombay in 1865. His childhood in India and later experiences there strongly influenced many of his best-known stories and poems. His major works include The Jungle Book, Kim, Just So Stories and a large body of poetry and short fiction. In 1907 Kipling received the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in 1936, leaving a complex but enduring literary legacy, particularly in adventure and children’s literature.