The Jungle Book

　　First published in 1894, these three stories tell of Mowgli's upbringing by wolves in the Indian jungle; his lessons in the law and language of the jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the python; his kidnap by the Monkey People and his clash with the evil tiger, Shere Khan. Illustrated in ravishing full-colour and exquisite detail by award-winning artist Nicola Bayley, this is a book to treasure for ever.

作者簡介

　　Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), poet, short-story writer and journalist, was born in India and spent his early childhood there. He was the most famous writer of his time, and in 1907 became the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Among his classic works are the poem If and Just-So Stories. Kipling is buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.