The Second Jungle Book: Illustrated
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1515093212 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kipling was the first English-language writer to receive the Nobel prize for literature (1907) and was amongst the youngest to receive the award. . Kipling died in 1936 and is interred in Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey. Amongst Kipling s best-known works are The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and the p
''It would take too long to enumerate even half of the marvelous touches by which the creatures miscalled dumb are made to live for us by Rudyard Kipling The saddest words of this volume are those with which he closes, 'And this is the last of the Mowgli stories!' '' --Vogue
A beautiful edition I love Ingpen's work with Sterling Illustrated Classics. This edition of The Jungle Book is going to be my daughter's literature book next year (3rd grade, 9 years old). This is our third volume illustrated by Ingpen. I intend to add as many of them as I can find to my kids' permanent collections.Kipling's original jungle stories were published as serials in a mag. Ben said Great abridged paraphrase for younger audiences. I evaluated three series of abridged/paraphrased classics: Great Illustrated Classics, Stepping Stones, and Classic Starts. I specifically read Treasure Island in all three versions, but also evaluated the Jungle Book and other stories in at least two of the versions.The Classic Starts version of the Jungle Book and other stories is the most complex in language an. "What a great story! I just saw the movie and the book has so much more detail" according to Sebastian. This is a wonderful all time story which had been wonderful to learn once again soon after being raised with happy memories of the story and movie. I really like the numerous heroes and the descriptive details of the interactions and also of the forest establishing the phase of the more immersive experience. This really is a terrific way to enterprise in to a fant
All of the stories were previously published in magazines in 1894-5, often under different titles. Kipling is best known for his works of fiction, including The Jungle Book (a collection of stories which includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"), Just So Stories (1902) (1894), Kim (1901) (a tale of adventure), many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888); and his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The White Man's Burden (1899) and If— (1910).. The Second Jungle Book: Illustrated is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. He was born in Bombay, in the Bombay Presidency of British India, and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature, the youngest person ever to receive this award. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of whi