The Jungle Book

Note: this page discusses the original Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. For information on the 1967 Disney cartoon version see The Jungle Book (1967 movie).

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The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories written by the famous author Rudyard Kipling while he was living in Vermont. All of the stories were previously published in magazines in 1893-4. The best-known of them are the three stories revolving around the adventures of an abandoned 'man cub' Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. The most famous of the other stories are probably "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", the story of a heroic mongoose, and "Toomai of the Elephants", the tale of a young elephant-handler.

Related Topics:
1894 - Rudyard Kipling - Vermont - 1893 - Mowgli - India - Rikki-Tikki-Tavi - Mongoose - Elephant

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The Second Jungle Book followed in 1895.

Related Topics:
The Second Jungle Book - 1895

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The Jungle Book is used as a motivational book by the Cub Scouts, a junior element of the Scouting movement. This use of the book's universe was approved by Kipling after a direct petition of Robert Baden Powell, founder of the Scouting movement.

Related Topics:
Cub Scouts - Scouting - Robert Baden Powell

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