The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is a classic story of friendship between man and beast.
Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack and taught the law of the jungle by lovable old Baloo the bear and Bhageera the panther. The adventures of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the snake-fighting mongoose, little Toomai and the elephant's secret dance, and Kotick the white seal are all part of Mowgli's extraordinary journey with his animal friends.

The book includes a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more.

The Puffin HARDBACK 'cloth' Classics series includes:
A Little Princess
The Aventures of Robin Hood
Anne of Green Gables
Black Beauty
Peter Pan
Tales of the Greek Heroes
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of King Arthur
The Call of the Wild
The Jungle Book
The Secret Garden
The Wind in the Willows
The Wizard of Oz

This book is part of a book series called Puffin Classics .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Christopher Paolini was educated at home by his parents. His abiding love of fantasy and science fiction inspired him to begin writing his debut novel, Eragon, when he graduated from high school at fifteen. Now twenty-one, he lives with his family in Montana, USA. Rudyard Kipling died in 1936 and is buried in Westminster Abbey.