Kipling, Rudyard

Retells the story of a young boy who is raised in the jungle with his animal friends.

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

A tortoise and a hedgehog combine their natural assets and transform themselves into armadillos to escape the hungry attention of a young jaguar.

A collection of twelve fables and short stories by Rudyard Kipling including "How the Whale got his Throat" and "The Elephant's Child.".

Kim, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier, grows up in British India and becomes involved in the British Secret Service.

Kim's early years as an orphaned beggar in India lead to an exciting career in the British Secret Service.

Mowgli, left alone in the jungle as a toddler after his parents are run off by Shere Khan, a Bengal tiger, grows to adulthood with the help of kind animals, always knowing his own showdown with the tiger is yet to come.

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

A collection of forty-four poems bynineteenth-century English poet Rudyard Kipling, including the title work, as well as "Mandalay," "Danny Deever," "The White Man's Burden," and others.