The Jungle Book - Watermill Classic Author:Rudyard Kipling This retelling of The Jungle Book is exciting and accessible to younger readers. "The man-cub is mine. Give him to me!" roars Shere Khan, the lame tiger. But Mowgli the man-cub is already deep in a cave, adopted by a family of wolves. Here, in the heart of the Indian jungle, Mowgli learns the laws of the animal kingdom. And, helped by his frien... more »ds Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the brown bear, Mowgli must face his striped enemy-the tiger, Shere Khan. In this Young Classic edition, children discover the jungle world that Mowgli inhabits. Photography and background information help to set the scene in central India, and bring The Jungle Book to life for a new generation of children.« less
Really Good Book!!!! For those of you who want to know more, Mowgli, one of the main characters, is not like any other boy. When he was a baby he wandered deep into the jungle and was found there by a family of wolves. Now he is a member of the Wolf Pack and is the only "man-cub" in the forest filled with wild animals. In many exciting adventures, Mowgli proves his strength and skill to the beasts in the jungle and to the people in the nearby villages.