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The Jungle Books (Oxford World's Classics)

by: Rudyard Kipling

: The Jungle Books (Oxford World's Classics)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780199536450
ISBN: 0199536457
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: August 01, 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 66472
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA



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Product Description:
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.'

Amazon.com Review:
No child should be allowed to grow up without reading The Jungle Books. Published in 1894 and 1895, the stories crackle with as much life and intensity as ever. Rudyard Kipling pours fuel on childhood fantasies with his tales of Mowgli, lost in the jungles of India as a child and adopted into a family of wolves. Mowgli is brought up on a diet of Jungle Law, loyalty, and fresh meat from the kill. Regular adventures with his friends and enemies among the Jungle-People--cobras, panthers, bears, and tigers--hone this man-cub's strength and cleverness and whet every reader's imagination. Mowgli's story is interspersed with other tales of the jungle, such as 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,' lending depth and diversity to our understanding of Kipling's India. In much the same way Mowgli is carried away by the Bandar-log monkeys, young readers will be caught up by the stories, swinging from page to page, breathless, thrilled, and terrified. (Ages 9 to 12)



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - THE JUNGLE BOOKS by Rudyard Kipling
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Review of Jungle Book BARNES & NOBLE Version
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Super Reader
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