Ruyard Kipling, John Lockwood Kipling
THE JUNGLE BOOK - Childrens Literature Classics
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(Goldfish Classics Publishing Jan. 11, 2012)
THE JUNGLE BOOK - Childrens Literature Classics, Complete Edition
ADDITIONAL CONTENT :
+ Active Table of Contents
+ Illustration from Original Book
+ The Author Biography
+ Annotation
- Characters Lists
- Adaptations
OVERVIEW:
The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–94. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first six years of his childhood there. After about ten years in England, he went back to India and worked there for about six-and-half years. These stories were written when Kipling lived in Vermont.
REVIEWS:
5 Stars Review : Dani - Goodreads
Of all the Rudyard Kipling I read when I was a kid, somehow I missed The Jungle Book. Of course there were so many movie adaptations that I feel like I still knew this story inside and out. This book is more like linked short stories than a novel. Each chapter tells of an exciting adventure, usually entailing Balou the bear and Bagheera the panther trying to keep Mowgli their "man cub" from Shere Khan the old, worn out lion who makes it his sole mission to eat a human child, specifically Mowgli. Each story is fun to read and Kipling is so masterful at rendering the setting that I could smell dirty monkeys while reading... Though on second thought that could have just been my cat's fishy breath. No one ever broke into song or dance in the book, thank God, as the "Bear Necessities" would have been too kitschy for my taste! :)
5 Stars Review : Steve Mitchell - Goodreads
I first read this when I was about ten years old and some thirty years later it is still as good as I remember. If you think you know these stories because you have seen the Disney film of the same name then you should think again. Although the movie does sort of follow the basic plot of this collection of short stories, the screenplay has been sanitised for younger viewers. The film also fails to include my favourite of all the stories; that of the courageous mongoose Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, although it is understandable that the story of the White Seal did not make it to the big screen.
This edition of the book contains many of the illustrations that were drawn by Rudyard Kipling’s father. (Incidentally, the songs at the end of each story also demonstrate that Kipling was actually not a very good poet; he was merely just the best of the really mediocre poets!)
5 Stars Review : Lindsay - Goodreads
The Jungle Book is such a good, classic story. My four year old loves the younger version of course as well as the movie. I think this is a cute story for eight or nine year olds to read with an adult or on their own if they are a good reader. The illustrations on the front cover will excite any little boy I think to pick this book up and read it. It's pretty realistic. Even though there are so many different spin offs of this book, this one is really good and a good read aloud for a teacher as well.
5 Stars Review : Molly - Goodreads
I just finished reading this to my 7 year old, reading one chapter per night, before bed. She loves stories about animals and the outdoors, and this one really fit the bill. The simpler writing and story lines (compared to the Rudyard Kipling original) made it much more accessible to her. The violence and drama weren't too much. She even enjoyed going over the questions at the end and discussing the book that way.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT :
+ Active Table of Contents
+ Illustration from Original Book
+ The Author Biography
+ Annotation
- Characters Lists
- Adaptations
OVERVIEW:
The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–94. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first six years of his childhood there. After about ten years in England, he went back to India and worked there for about six-and-half years. These stories were written when Kipling lived in Vermont.
REVIEWS:
5 Stars Review : Dani - Goodreads
Of all the Rudyard Kipling I read when I was a kid, somehow I missed The Jungle Book. Of course there were so many movie adaptations that I feel like I still knew this story inside and out. This book is more like linked short stories than a novel. Each chapter tells of an exciting adventure, usually entailing Balou the bear and Bagheera the panther trying to keep Mowgli their "man cub" from Shere Khan the old, worn out lion who makes it his sole mission to eat a human child, specifically Mowgli. Each story is fun to read and Kipling is so masterful at rendering the setting that I could smell dirty monkeys while reading... Though on second thought that could have just been my cat's fishy breath. No one ever broke into song or dance in the book, thank God, as the "Bear Necessities" would have been too kitschy for my taste! :)
5 Stars Review : Steve Mitchell - Goodreads
I first read this when I was about ten years old and some thirty years later it is still as good as I remember. If you think you know these stories because you have seen the Disney film of the same name then you should think again. Although the movie does sort of follow the basic plot of this collection of short stories, the screenplay has been sanitised for younger viewers. The film also fails to include my favourite of all the stories; that of the courageous mongoose Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, although it is understandable that the story of the White Seal did not make it to the big screen.
This edition of the book contains many of the illustrations that were drawn by Rudyard Kipling’s father. (Incidentally, the songs at the end of each story also demonstrate that Kipling was actually not a very good poet; he was merely just the best of the really mediocre poets!)
5 Stars Review : Lindsay - Goodreads
The Jungle Book is such a good, classic story. My four year old loves the younger version of course as well as the movie. I think this is a cute story for eight or nine year olds to read with an adult or on their own if they are a good reader. The illustrations on the front cover will excite any little boy I think to pick this book up and read it. It's pretty realistic. Even though there are so many different spin offs of this book, this one is really good and a good read aloud for a teacher as well.
5 Stars Review : Molly - Goodreads
I just finished reading this to my 7 year old, reading one chapter per night, before bed. She loves stories about animals and the outdoors, and this one really fit the bill. The simpler writing and story lines (compared to the Rudyard Kipling original) made it much more accessible to her. The violence and drama weren't too much. She even enjoyed going over the questions at the end and discussing the book that way.
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