Rudyard Kipling
Author
Language
English
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Description
"The Light That Failed" is Kipling's first novel, written when he was 26 years old, and is semi-autobiographical; being based upon his own unrequited love for Florence Garrard. Though it was poorly received by critics, the novel has managed to remain in print for over a century. It was also adapted into a play, two silent films as well as a drama film.
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow and Co
Pub. Date
1992?
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Selected stories from Kipling's two "Jungle Books" chronicle the adventures of Mowgli, the boy reared by a pack of wolves in an Indian jungle. Also includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
Author
Language
English
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Description
Kipling was one of the most popular writers in English, both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James famously said of him: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. This book is the world famous autobiography that Kipling penned toward the end of his life and sheds much detail...
16) The jungle book
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle. Also includes other short stories set in India.
17) Rikki-tikki-tavi
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Mowgli is an adventurous and outgoing boy who enjoys running around the forest and playing with his various friends, including Baloo, a sloth bear who also serves as an enthusiastic teacher to Mowgli. Not all is well in the jungle though; Shere Khan is a cruel and cunning tiger who violates many Laws of the Jungle and is a sworn enemy of Mowgli and his family.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Vast, exotic and awe-inspiring, the Indian Subcontinent stretches from the snowy peaks of the Himalayas to the scorched red deserts of Rajasthan and is home to over a million people, yet still supports a fantastic variety of wildlife. This is the land that inspired Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, with bears, elephants, monkeys, crocodiles and cobras, and it is the only place in the world where both lions and tigers live. It offers sights never before...