Into the Jungle
Katherine Rundell, Kristjana S Williams
Subjects
- Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
Average rating
Into the Jungle is a modern classic in the making, as Katherine Rundell creates charming and compelling origin stories for all Kipling’s best-known characters, from Baloo and Shere Khan to Kaa and Bagheera. As Mowgli travels through the Indian jungle, this brilliantly visual tale, which weaves each short story together into a wider whole, will make readers both laugh and cry.
A gorgeously produced gift hardback with foiled cover, a ribbon marker and colour illustrations throughout by creative genius Kristjana S Williams, this is truly a book for all the family to treasure and share.
Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, first published by Macmillan in 1894, is one of the most enduring books of children’s literature, delighting generations of children. Katherine Rundell has taken this as the basis of her new and enchanting tale, sharing the early years of favourite characters and informing the creatures they become in Kipling’s classic, with stories about family and friendship, loyalty and jungle law, and a final battle which will decide the future of the forest.
Reviews
I liked it when the characters told their individual stories. And, Mowgli had his own adventure defeating the white ape.
Captain Merlin Moonlight 29.12.2023
I liked Mowgli and all the other animals
Anonymous 13.07.2023
It wasn't my favourite book but I liked the different stories of ceratin characters like Baloo or Mother Wolf which gave us more understanding of the characters
Anonymous 13.08.2022
I liked this book because it was the backstories of characters from The Jungle Book. My favourite story was Bagheera's Cage because it was about Bagheera when he was young and had a sister. They lived in a palace with the royal family and the Maharana. One night they escaped and went into the jungle. I would recommend this to someone who liked The Jungle Book and likes stories that are sometimes rude and sometimes a little sad but with a happy ending.
Empress Nectarine Vegas 15.08.2021
It is nearly a 5 but I didn't like the last story where they were attacked by the monkeys. They attacked them back. I didn't like them being mean to each other. My favourite story was about Bageera. He escaped from the cage.
Judge Mars Foxtail 25.09.2020
I really enjoyed this book which has lovely pictures. It really describes what it is like to be in the jungle. I liked the story 'Bagheera's Cage' the best.
Duchess Nectarine Lanzarote 01.09.2020
It wasn't that funny but it's an animal story so i'm happy plus I really liked the characters
Viscount Adolpho Quarantine 25.08.2020
This book was more of a challenge to read but I enjoyed it. I liked that it was a book of different stories. I thought about the film Jungle Book when I was reading it. My favourite character was Mowgli, because he was the one who asked the other characters to read him a story. I would recommend this book to someone else.
Anonymous 16.08.2020
