Kipling, Rudyard

Mowgli, a man-cub raised by wolves, is lured from the delights and dangers of the jungle by the song of a village girl.

The adventures of Mowgli, man-child, reared by the jungle wolf pack and educated by wild animals. Includes other Kipling stories such as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.".

Because of his "'satiable curiosity" about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks.

Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects, including "How the Whale Got His Throat," "How the Alphabet Was Made," and "The Butterfly that Stamped.".