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Oct 27, 2023red_monkey_4473 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Was suprised with this book, because before this I had only seen the Disney movie, and I was shocked to find it is a collection of stories that don't all star Mowgli. I found the book captivating and inspiring.
Dec 24, 2020EvanSchoenfeld rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This classic is usually printed as a combined set of both Jungle Books, but if the Library has such a thing, this seems to be it. Not sure what the ‘digital vignettes’ are supposed to be? Kipling’s attraction to color and adventure led…
Jun 11, 2017flygt rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed it. I'm amazed how graphic and violent old tyme children's stories are. They certainly don't shy away from how brutal or unfair life can be.
Jun 04, 2017dissymissylessy rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
suspension of disbelief applies here: can you believe a boy being raised by a pack of wolves? best buddies with a black leopard and a bear? able to speak and be spoken to by all animals? I wonder how influenced edgar rice burroughs…
Apr 05, 2017Michael1109 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
amazing stories! full of adveture!!
Jan 17, 2017Nathanbs rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I spent about three minutes flipping through this new edition of an old book, and was taken aback at how amazing the illustrations are! There are several fold-out and action pages (akin to pop-up books). I've never read this book, but…
Nov 27, 2016Tabaqui rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Okay, so I'm majorly biased, but my favorite character is the jackal. The jackal Tabaqui, to be precise. Can you tell? Anyway, I liked this book better than the Disney movie, mainly because of the poetry in between the stories. …
Nov 23, 2016ArapahoeSteffen rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Fun to read this after always wanting to! SO different from the Disney movie (obviously) but it had been a long time since I had thought about Disney's weirdly motivated "adaptations" of classic stories. BUT I love Disney's Jungle Book,…
Aug 28, 2016athena14 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The quoted School Library Journal is not for this book.
Jun 28, 2016pink_cat_2301 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved it. I did not watch the cartoon. but I did watch the new one.
Jul 31, 2015
Adventure - Mowgli kidnapped and raised by wolves. Friends, bear and panther, killed by tiger that was against them. Scared "bad wolves" and visited "man village"
Apr 01, 2014
I've been pleasantly surprised at how much my 10-year-olds have enjoyed this as a read-aloud! The old-style language hasn't fazed them at all.
Dec 08, 2013donnamo rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I first read this book when I was a child, this and his other "animal" stories quickly became my favorite reads. I am still very fond of these books, they are beautifully written and have a magical quality about them. I am highly…
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Jun 16, 2013Yellow_Cat_297 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
'The Jungle Book' is an entertaining collection of stories that tells the tales of Mowgli, a young boy who grew up in the jungle; Kotick, a white-furred seal who searches for a new home for his people; Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a brave mongoose…