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Printed on heavy, coated stock, with wide floral borders adding further notes of luxury, these three complete tales from Kipling's classic, with attendant verses, get both sumptuous packaging and a generous helping of small, finely detailed illustrations. This treatment not only captures the action and exotic locales, but, most expressively, the power and beauty of the wolves, Bagheera, Balloo and the other animals among whom young Mowgli is raised. As always, Kipling's measured prose and poetry is a treat to read alone or, especially, aloud; here the story of Mowgli's education in the Law of the Jungle, his first try at living among humankind, his kidnapping by the Monkey People, and his triumph over the tiger Shere Khan will keep young audiences rapt. An ideal replacement for the edition of these tales illustrated by Inga Moore (1992), and other edited versions. (Fiction. 9-11) (Kirkus Reviews)
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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...The Jungle Book [is] one of the most thrilling and vivid fantasies ever written. Forget about the [...] Disney version, in which Kaa is the baddie, this stuff makes your hair stand on end, it's so alive to what it must feel like to be an animal. Mowgli's arrival at the wolves' cave, pursued by the evil tiger Shere Khan, his upbringing by the wolves, his adventures in the jungle and attempt to go back to living among men is full of savagery and beauty and excitement. Interleaved among the Mowgli stories are other great animal tales - about Rikki Tikki Tavi the mongoose who takes on two deadly cobras living in an Indian garden, and fights them to the death; and about a white seal who finds the one place where seals can be safe.
You do need a bit of patience in the beginning with Kipling, but he's worth it.
You do need a bit of patience in the beginning with Kipling, but he's worth it.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
The Jungle Book is made up of a series of charming and amusing short stories, with surprisingly adult subjects. Well written with lovable characters, the book is very much a product of the colonial time that it was written in, but the themes are absolutely timeless.
The kindle version is well formatted and easy to read, and the illustrations are lovely despite being in black and white. The link to the audiobook is on the last page.
The kindle version is well formatted and easy to read, and the illustrations are lovely despite being in black and white. The link to the audiobook is on the last page.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I hadn't realised until now that The Jungle Book is actually a number of short stories and songs or verses. The most familiar is the first, Mowgli's brothers, about the man cub raised by wolves who has to take on his sworn enemy Shere Khan. The next one is The White Seal. In this story Kotick the seal dedicates himself to searching for a new home for his fellow seals, one where they aren't living with the threat of man. The third is Rikki Tikki Tavi, about a young mongoose of the same name who takes on cobras to protect his adopted human family. Next comes Toomai of the Elephants which relates the experience of a young boy from a long line of elephant handlers who has a unique bond and a one off experience with the elephant his father handles. Finally come Her Majesty's Servants, which recounts the overheard conversation of a group of Army animals.
The language in places is archaic, and elsewhere exotic, reflecting the settings of the stories and Kipling's background. Throughout the stories the animals are given human traits and the tales are moral stories, reflections on human society or both. I don't think they would be an easy read for a young person primarily because of the language used, particularly in Mowgli's Brothers, but they do make wonderful stories I fully plan on reading my little girl when she's bigger. There are parts that might make some people uncomfortable, such as Mowgli's killing of Shere Khan and the aftermath, so I'd urge caution if you are thinking of these stories for very young children.
I particularly enjoyed Rikki Tikki Tavi, as the mongoose hero is such a lovely, funny character, and the conversation between the Army animals, as they discuss their different fears and strengths is wonderful. I have no doubt I will be going back to The Jungle Book and dipping into the stories on their own rather than reading them all in one go, and no doubt I'll be looking to add more Kipling to my kindle. A note of warning though - the free version is very poorly formatted, with no clear breaks between the stories and verses which I found confusing when I didn't expect it to be more than one story, and will make navigating in future more difficult. If formatting is a bugbear for you I'd suggest getting another version.
The language in places is archaic, and elsewhere exotic, reflecting the settings of the stories and Kipling's background. Throughout the stories the animals are given human traits and the tales are moral stories, reflections on human society or both. I don't think they would be an easy read for a young person primarily because of the language used, particularly in Mowgli's Brothers, but they do make wonderful stories I fully plan on reading my little girl when she's bigger. There are parts that might make some people uncomfortable, such as Mowgli's killing of Shere Khan and the aftermath, so I'd urge caution if you are thinking of these stories for very young children.
I particularly enjoyed Rikki Tikki Tavi, as the mongoose hero is such a lovely, funny character, and the conversation between the Army animals, as they discuss their different fears and strengths is wonderful. I have no doubt I will be going back to The Jungle Book and dipping into the stories on their own rather than reading them all in one go, and no doubt I'll be looking to add more Kipling to my kindle. A note of warning though - the free version is very poorly formatted, with no clear breaks between the stories and verses which I found confusing when I didn't expect it to be more than one story, and will make navigating in future more difficult. If formatting is a bugbear for you I'd suggest getting another version.
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You get what you pay for
I was first attracted to the Kindle edition for its free nature. It goes to show, "you get what you pay for". The formatting is terrible. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Tzelemel
jungle book
read this as a young boy and it enthralled me,now 40+ years on it reminds me of the innocence of my youth.Read this and be transported back to a dfferent world. Read more
Published 2 months ago by melhall
Good book
Very good collection of stories in general here, some really good ones and only the last one that wasn't so good. Definitely worth a read though.
Published 2 months ago by Peter
good but not enogh
This Audio Book is basically well read with enphasis and it includes a variety of voices
but it has a very big problem, there is just one single trak. Read more
but it has a very big problem, there is just one single trak. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Alex
Enjoyed it more as an adult.
I enjoyed this as an adult far more than I did as a child. When young, I expected the whole book to be about Mowgli. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. J. Proctor
Wonderful Christmas present
Great book and well illustrated. Let's hope young Jemima really enjoys the stories as she gets older!Arrived quickly, thank you
Published 4 months ago by Christopher Turner
Fabulous book let down by poor kindle format
Roughly half of The Jungle Book is the story of Mowgli, the man cub, who is found in the forest and brought up by wolves. Read more
Published 4 months ago by boingboing
astonished
i was very astonished at the story and how much detail it put into my head as i was reading it. But i was very suprised when i had to find the link myself after no clear... Read more
Published 5 months ago by facebook
Damaged book
The book itself is good, very nice illustrations but unfortunately the book was slightly damaged on the spine. Would not normally mind this but it was a gift.
Published 8 months ago by Alana Kielnar
adult
When I tell people that I am reading this they say - a children's book?!?! It is not a children's book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by bart4books
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