• ISBN13: 9789389136401
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Niyogi Books
• Publisher Imprint: NiyogiBook
• Publication Date: December 16, 2020
• Pages: 260
• Original Price: INR 295.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 500 grams

The jungle Book is a children’s classic that remains a favourite of each generation that reads it. The unforgettable characters of Mowgli, the little boy raised by wolves; his teachers, Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black panther; his enemies Shere Khan, the tiger and kaa the Python; and his brothers the wolves, continue to engage the imagination of children today. The stories of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the mongoose, Toomai of the elephants, Kotick the White seal, and some much-loved poems, make this book a delight to read and delve into time after time. Includes Timelines of the author’s life and year of publication to provide the literary, historical and cultural context of the book.

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was born in India and sent to live in England with foster parents and thereafter at boarding school. He returned to India after leaving school and worked as a correspondent at the Civil and Military Gazette and The Pioneer newspaper till 1889. He then returned to England, where he lived for the rest of life, writing numerous short stories, poems and books for children. He is best known for his works The Jungle Book, The Second Jungle Book and Kim. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.