Into the Jungle: Stories for Mowgli

By Katherine Rundell

Release : 2018-10-02

Genre : Fairy Tales, Myths & Fables for Young Adults, Books, Young Adult, Fiction for Young Adults, Animal Fiction for Young Adults, Classics for Young Adults

Kind : ebook

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Timed for the release of Warner Bros.’s film Mowgli in October 2018 and Disney's release of The Jungle Book 2 in 2019, here is a beautifully illustrated companion to Kipling's classic, by a writer of extraordinary storytelling ability, that explores its timeless themes in a careful update. This wise and witty companion to Rudyard Kipling’s 1894 classic is likewise a series of connected stories about the man-cub Mowgli and his adventures among the animals in the Indian jungle. It includes all the original favorites like Baloo and Bagheera and gives female characters, like Mother Wolf, a more prominent role in Mowgli’s upbringing. The timely theme of the possibility of understanding and empathy across species, cultures, and genders will resonate with contemporary readers.

Into the Jungle: Stories for Mowgli

By Katherine Rundell

Release : 2018-10-02

Genre : Fairy Tales, Myths & Fables for Young Adults, Books, Young Adult, Fiction for Young Adults, Animal Fiction for Young Adults, Classics for Young Adults

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
Timed for the release of Warner Bros.’s film Mowgli in October 2018 and Disney's release of The Jungle Book 2 in 2019, here is a beautifully illustrated companion to Kipling's classic, by a writer of extraordinary storytelling ability, that explores its timeless themes in a careful update. This wise and witty companion to Rudyard Kipling’s 1894 classic is likewise a series of connected stories about the man-cub Mowgli and his adventures among the animals in the Indian jungle. It includes all the original favorites like Baloo and Bagheera and gives female characters, like Mother Wolf, a more prominent role in Mowgli’s upbringing. The timely theme of the possibility of understanding and empathy across species, cultures, and genders will resonate with contemporary readers.

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