The Jungle Book – Rudyard Kipling

The Jungle Book by Joseph Rudyard Kipling is a children’s classic that remains a favourite of each generation that reads it. The unforgettable characters of Mowgli, the little boy raised by wolves; his teachers, Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black panther; his enemies Shere Khan, the tiger and Kaa the python; and his brothers the wolves, continue to engage the imagination of children today and make this book a delight to read and delve into time after time.

About The Author

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was born in India and sent to live in England with foster parents and thereafter at boarding school. He returned to India after leaving school and worked as a correspondent for the Civil and Military Gazette and The Pioneer newspaper till 1889. He then returned to England, where he lived for the rest of life, writing numerous short stories, poems and books for children. He is best known for his works The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.