Jungle Book

The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling published in 1894. The stories feature animal characters such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, but a major character is the boy Mowgli, raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. The book explores themes of abandonment, fostering, law, and freedom, with stories that teach respect for authority, obedience, and knowing one's place in society, while also illustrating the freedom to move between different worlds. The book has remained popular, with many adaptations, and has been influential in the scout movement and in music, with the Jungle Book Cycle composed by Percy Grainger.learn more on wikipedia