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.

"Marlin, a stutterer, can talk smoothly and freely with the jungle animals that populate his father's zoo in South America--until a mysterious man-eating black jaguar that his father catches and brings back home talks back"--

Simba is the lion cub who will one day become king, but his Uncle Scar has other plans.

A tiny chick's peep sets off a chain reaction that sends the other jungle animals running in fear until the wise old owl calms everyone again.

When lazy Leopard cannot catch Hare for his dinner, he goes after Baby Baboon instead

"Unhappy with Lion, the king of the jungle, the animals hold an election to choose a new leader"--

Tapir and Little Tapir are the quietest creatures in a very noisy jungle, but when a leopard is threatened by a hunter they teach him how to move with a very soft step, and the other animals follow suit.

Among the ruins of Angkor Wat, Tiger, Gibbon, Water Buffalo, and Gecko accept Elephant's challenge to race to a certain temple to settle their argument over who would have made the greatest king, and at the end Elephant explains how the competition showed each one's strengths and weaknesses. Includes search-and-find illustrations and a brief history of the "City of Temples."

"'Rrrrh!' means 'Let's be friends' in tiger talk, but the other animals don't understand him and run away! Maybe the gentle 'rum-pum-pum' of the drum can help him find a friend"--

One of the most interesting creatures in the jungle is the Wakey Bird. Wakey Birds have trouble sleeping, and tonight the Littlest Wakey Bird is feeling especially wide awake. What will happen if she wakes up the Dreaded Jungle Beast?