Books with title The Beast in the Jungle

Little hands will be busier than ever as they interact with these adorable lift-the-flap Peekabooks. Beautifully illustrated stories told in sweet, snappy rhyme will keep them engaged. Each right-hand page features a fold-out flap that expands on the story even more. In In the Jungle, a baby giraffe, alligator, monkey and lion have questions for their mommies and daddies. Toddlers can lift the flaps to find the answers!

They use everything about the hog except the squeal.Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant, finds work to support his struggling family in Brown’s Slaughterhouse in Chicago. The conditions are poor and the morale is even poorer. The workers of the slaughterhouse face a depravity that worsens with each passing day.Though Upton Sinclair’s motivation was to showcase the poor working conditions of industrial workers, The Jungle caught the public’s eye for its ways of exposing the health violations and unsanitary practices commonly found in the meat packing industry. The book led directly to the passage of The Meat Inspection Act of 1906.

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.Upton Sinclair’s unflinching chronicle of crushing poverty and oppression set in Chicago in the early 1900s. A landmark work of social commentary, Sinclair’s work diligently exposes the inhumane and brutal sides of capitalism. Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. Read with confidence.

Very enjoyable rhyming tale for preschoolers and early readers or as a bedtime story read aloud. One day the quiet of the jungle is disturbed when a lizard arrives in a taxicab for a visit. When she demands respect from the large animals like the lion, hippos, elephants, and cheetahs, they just laugh. Lizard warns them to take her seriously, cautioning them that when her Uncle Lizard comes, there will be war. Sure enough, the day arrives when Uncle Lizard does come to visit. Get ready for a surprise ending. Afternoon in the jungle – the air was hot, Lions in the shade with elephant and tot. All the hippos went into the water to play, For jungle animals - just an ordinary day.

Lisa is not one who likes to be outdone. When her classmates return from summer break with exciting stories about their vacations, Lisa decides to regale them with her own vacation story—a trip to the jungle to visit her Uncle Paul who raises panthers and leopards! Lisa enthralls her audience with tales from her amazing jungle adventure, until one of her classmates blows her cover when he asks her how he saw her at the community pool every day over the summer if she was in the jungle.With a snappy text and irresistible illustrations, Lisa in the Jungle is sure to charm anyone who ever wished they had a more exciting summer vacation.

Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus has invested every last hope in achieving a prosperous new start in a new country. But the only job open to him—in the appalling stockyards of Packingtown, Chicago—will become a brutal, dispiriting, and dangerous challenge to his pride, his family, his life, and his faith in the American Dream.A scathing condemnation of capitalism, corporate corruption, and the exploitation of the working class, The Jungle was a sensation when first published. It stands as one the greatest and most influential proletarian novels ever written.AmazonClassics brings you timeless works from the masters of storytelling. Ideal for anyone who wants to read a great work for the first time or rediscover an old favorite, these new editions open the door to literature’s most unforgettable characters and beloved worlds.Revised edition: Previously published as The Jungle , this edition of The Jungle (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

•This e-book publication is unique which includes detailed Biography. •A new table of contents has been included by a publisher. •This edition has been corrected for spelling and grammatical errors. 1906 bestseller shockingly reveals intolerable labor practices and unsanitary working conditions in the Chicago stockyards as it tells the brutally grim story of a Slavic family that emigrates to America full of optimism but soon descends into numbing poverty, moral degradation, and despair. A fiercely realistic American classic that will haunt readers long after they've finished the last page.

Down in the jungle where nobody goes, there is something very exciting going on! If you are very quiet, you will see lots of very busy animals. But what they are getting ready for? Find out by peering through the die-cut holes on each page. Then join in the party spirit by singing along with this well-loved song, and imitating the animals' actions as you do! All children love this traditional rhyme and singing along to this will help to develop number skills. Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting and popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats, suitable for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and the nursery or classroom.