The Jungle Book

A collection of linked stories set in the forests of India. The best known follow Mowgli, a human child raised by a wolf pack and taught the laws of the jungle by Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther. He must reckon with the tiger Shere Khan, who hunts him, and with his own place between the animal and human worlds. Other tales stand apart, including a brave young mongoose and a boy who sees animals dance. Part adventure, part fable, the book mixes wonder with ideas about law, loyalty and belonging, and it has been a children's classic for well over a century.