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The Jungle Book
(Hardcover, 1994)
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Author: Rudyard Kipling
A simplified retelling of the adventures of Mowgli, a young boy raised by the animals in an Indian j...
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0866119884
ISBN-13: 9780866119887
Jun 1994
Publisher: Abdo Pub Co
Great Illustrated Classics
Language: English |
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Synopsis
A simplified retelling of the adventures of Mowgli, a young boy raised by the animals in an Indian jungle, as well as other animal stories., Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves and other animals of the Indian jungle., Selected stories from Kipling's two "Jungle Books" chronicle the adventures of Mowgli, the boy reared by a pack of wolves in an Indian jungle. Also includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi."
| Details | | Series: | Great Illustrated Classics |
| Size | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
[This series] presents unabridged texts of classic literature, newly illustrated and heavily laden with captioned picture annotation, which, the jacket flap claims, allows readers to 'enjoy and understand the story in a way as close as possible to that of audiences when (the author) wrote it.' Given that mission, it is difficult to explain why most Jungle Book addenda focus on animals (information readily available to young readers) while virtually no data are provided within the annotations to shed light on Kipling's paternalistic attitudes toward India's native population or on the 'white man's burden' philosophy prevalent among many of his contemporaries; even the reasons for the British presence in India are neglected until the final story, 'Her Majesty's Servants.' . . . The bright, busy look of these volumes may tempt browsers to get their feet wet on the classics, but only readers undaunted by the original texts are likely to take the plunge.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Bush
[This title and The Call of the Wild by Jack London] receive fresh and worthy treatment in this new series. Children . . . may find the writings of Kipling and London to be old-fashioned and unrelated to the worlds they know best. That's why these books are a welcome addition to most collections. Kipling's stories . . . are superbly packaged. The original, unabridged texts are presented along with period maps and photographs, historical etchings and engravings, and newly created full-color illustrations that supply invaluable detail and background. Generous and colorfully presented details . . . provide vital context. In The Jungle Book, readers learn about the English colonization of India, the domestication of elephants, purported cases of 'wild children' raised by wolves, India's thick-lipped bears, panthers, wolves, mongooses, Bengal tigers, and myriad other details that contribute to fuller and more enjoyable appreciation of Mowgli's adventures.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
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