Jungle Book (Mint Editions (The Children's Library)) - Softcover

Kipling, Rudyard

 
9781513265988: Jungle Book (Mint Editions (The Children's Library))
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1513265989 ISBN 13: 9781513265988
Verlag: Mint Editions, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

These tales of the man-cub, Mowgli, and fables of the clever creatures of the wild, like the mongoose Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, still brim with the adventure, camaraderie, and beloved characters that have endeared them to readers for more than 125 years.

Rudyard Kipling’s elegantly written short tales alternate with his memorable verse as he brings the wild world of the Indian jungle to vivid life. The interaction of the quirky animal characters is amusing and enlightening as Kaa the python, Bagheera the panther and the others evince all-too-human virtues and vices. Mowgli’s adventures provide thrills and amusement, but he is always learning, gaining knowledge of the world and the laws that govern it. The emotional theme of the loss of family and the importance of the support of loved ones surfaces repeatedly and provides some of the book’s most memorable and affirming moments. Readers will root for Mowgli as he confronts the villainous tiger Shere Khan, cheer Kaa the python and Baloo the bear as they mount a daring rescue of their man-cub friend, but these tales have a greater resonance than might be initially apparent. These are stories that stay with the reader, which might help explain how this book, which first appeared in 1894, has been adapted so often and so recently to film, television, music, comics, manga, cartoons and more.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author and poet who began writing in India and shortly found his work celebrated in England. An extravagantly popular, but critically polarizing, figure even in his own lifetime, the author wrote several books for adults and children that have become classics, Kim, The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, Captains Courageous and others. Although taken to task by some critics for his frequently imperialistic stance, the author’s best work rises above his era’s politics. Kipling refused offers of both knighthood and the position of Poet Laureate, but was the first English author to receive the Nobel prize.

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Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, learns the Law of the Jungle in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. These tales have delighted generations with their many unforgettable animal characters, including Baloo the bear and Shere Khan the tiger, as well as their powerful depiction of the importance of family and striving to do right.

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Verlag
Mint Editions
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1513265989
ISBN 13 
9781513265988
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
126
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