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The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
This is not your Jungle Book movie.
The first story is what the movie was based off of. A man-cub raised in the jungle by hunters and hunted by one lame footed tiger.
The second story is about a white seal who finds out that his kin are often killed by humans for their skins and goes on a five year search for a save haven for them to go without mankind.
The third story is about a mongoose, Rikkitikki who is adopted into a human family and fights snakes to protect them.
The fourth story is about elephants who have been broken down by humans and the elephants in the wild doing their dance.
The fifth story is about a group of animals who help humans fight wars and each of the roles they play.
These are a group of stories told in a way that shows humans and their relationship with animals- from the past to.. maybe the 1900s. Things have changed, and our earth is in great danger. I really enjoyed Kipling's personification of the animals. I didn't like the stories about the elephants because in real life, the practices are very very cruel and inhumane. And you just know that the little boy is leading all these humans to kill of or capture all the elephants that he witnessed dance- even though that was a very special thing he got to see. I liked Rikkitikki's story. I thought he was quite cute and was fairly accurate in the mongoose vs. cobra fights.
Overall I can see why this book is enjoyed by many and I think that it'd be good to read to children- even if the vocabulary has changed since then.
The first story is what the movie was based off of. A man-cub raised in the jungle by hunters and hunted by one lame footed tiger.
The second story is about a white seal who finds out that his kin are often killed by humans for their skins and goes on a five year search for a save haven for them to go without mankind.
The third story is about a mongoose, Rikkitikki who is adopted into a human family and fights snakes to protect them.
The fourth story is about elephants who have been broken down by humans and the elephants in the wild doing their dance.
The fifth story is about a group of animals who help humans fight wars and each of the roles they play.
These are a group of stories told in a way that shows humans and their relationship with animals- from the past to.. maybe the 1900s. Things have changed, and our earth is in great danger. I really enjoyed Kipling's personification of the animals. I didn't like the stories about the elephants because in real life, the practices are very very cruel and inhumane. And you just know that the little boy is leading all these humans to kill of or capture all the elephants that he witnessed dance- even though that was a very special thing he got to see. I liked Rikkitikki's story. I thought he was quite cute and was fairly accurate in the mongoose vs. cobra fights.
Overall I can see why this book is enjoyed by many and I think that it'd be good to read to children- even if the vocabulary has changed since then.