Among the best loved of all classics for children are the tales of Mowgli the boy who learned the law of the jungle as he grew up among a pack of wolves in India's Seeonee Hills First published in 1894 the book imagines a child living & flourishing in a community of animals
- an idea that perhaps had its origin in Kipling's unhappy childhood
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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is a classic story of friendship between man & beast Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack & taught the law of the jungle by lovable old Baloo the bear & Bhageera the panther The adventures of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the snake-fighting mongoose little Toomai & the elephant's secret dance & Kotick the white seal are all part of Mowgli's extraordinary journey with his animal friends The book

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In this classic collection of well-loved stories follow the adventures of Mowgli a boy adopted by a family of wolves & meet Baloo the bear & Bagheera the panther who teach him how to survive in the jungle There's a wonderful cast of other characters too
- including Kotick the white seal & Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose Illustrations Full colour throughout
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The jungle has never looked so lush & sounded so good! Now on Blu-ray for the first time Disney&s song-filled celebration comes vibrantly to life with a new digital restoration & glorious high definition picture Meet the most unforgettable characters & embark on a thrilling adventure with Mowgli as he journeys deep into the jungle & learns " The Bare Necessities" of life from happy-go-lucky Baloo the bear Meet Bagheera the wise old panther & crazy King Louie the orangutan But watch out for cunning Shere Khan the tiger & Kaa the ssssneakiest snake in the jungle! Bursting with wild fun toe-tapping music & beloved characters this timeless masterpiece celebrates the true meaning of friendship Experience all the excitement of Disney&s jumpin& jungle classic & share the wonder with someone you love Actors Phil Harris Sebastian Cabot Louis Prima George Sanders Sterling Holloway J Pat O& Malley Bruce Reitherman Verna Felton Clint Howard Chad Stuart Lord Tim Hudson & John Abbott Director Wolfgang Reitherman Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1967 Screen 1751 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (71) Additional Languages Hindi ; Portuguese ; Latin Spanish Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Portuguese ; Latin Spanish Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 16 minutes (approx)
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1 Overture
- Jungle Book 2 Baby 3 Colonel Hathi&s March 4 The Bare Necessities 5 I Wan&na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) 6 Monkey
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Format PAL Language English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Bees Man Trap Itchy Race Monkey Python Lair Claw Actors Emma Tate Jimmy Hibbert David Holt Teresa Gallagher & Nigel Pilkington Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2010 Languages English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Eight fun-packed episodes from the animated children&s TV series based on characters from Rudyard Kipling&s novel Episodes are & Man Trap& & Wild Black Bees& & Itchy Twitchy Kaa!& & The Race& & Monkey Queen& & Sleeping Python& & Treasure of Cold Lair& & & Legend of the Giant Claw& ...

Kipling's best-loved work now in a gorgeous new clothbound edition designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith These delectable & collectable editions are bound in high-quality tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design The story of Mowgli the man-cub who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India is one of the greatest literary myths ever created As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as the bear Baloo the graceful black panther Bagheera & Shere Khan the tiger with the blazing eyes Other animal stories in The Jungle Books range from the dramatic battle between good & evil in ' Rikki-tikki-tavi' to the macabre comedy ' The Undertakers' With The Jungle Books Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables Buddhist philosophy & memories of his Anglo-Indian childhood to create a rich symbolic portrait of man & nature & an eternal classic of childhood Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay in 1865 In 1882 Kipling started work as a journalist in India & while there produced a body of work stories sketches & poems
- notably Plain Tales from the Hills (1888)
- which made him an instant literary celebrity when he returned to England in 1889 His most famous works include The Jungle Book (1894) Kim (1901) & the Just So Stories (1902) Kipling refused to accept the role of Poet Laureate & other civil honours but he was the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in 1907 He died in 1936 Jan Montefiore has taught at the University of Kent since 1978 where she is now Professor of 20th Century English Literature She is the author of Men & Women Writers of the 1930s (1996); Arguments of Heart & Mind Selected Essays 1977-2000 (2002); Feminism & Poetry (3rd edition 2004); & Rudyard Kipling (2007) Kaori Nagai is a Research Associate at the University of Kent & author of Empire of Analogies (2006) She has also introduced Kobo Abe's Face of Another & Kipling's Plain Tales from the Hills for Penguin

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