The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly is "Seonee", in the central state of Madhya Pradesh. A major theme in the book is abandonment followed by fostering, as in the life of Mowgli, echoing Kipling's own childhood. The theme is echoed in the triumph of protagonists including Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and The White Seal over their enemies, as well as Mowgli's. Another important theme is of law and freedom; the stories are not about animal behaviour, still less about the Darwinian struggle for survival, but about human archetypes in animal form.
| Author | Rudyard Kipling |
| Illustrator | John Lockwood Kipling (Rudyard's father) |
| Series | The Jungle Books |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
| Preceded by | "In the Rukh" |
| Followed by | The Second Jungle Book |
| Text | ' at Wikisource |
About The Jungle Book
Based on the books by Rudyard Kipling this film follows Mowgli as he interacts with the creatures of the jungle.
Achievement of The Jungle Book
The movie was entirely filmed in Los Angles, California. One of the treasures found is the magic lamp from Aladdin.
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The Jungle Book Category.. 19th-century British children's literature.. Short story collections by Rudyard Kipling.. Animal tales.. Children's short story collections.. Novels set in India.. British children's books.. Novels about orphans.. Macmillan Publishers books.
Latest information about The Jungle Book updated on July 28 2021.
