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Mowgli, al perder a sus padres, es recogido por unos lobos, que lo criarán y, gracias a la ayuda del oso Baloo y la pantera Bagheera, hará su aprendizaje en la selva y se enfrentará al terrible enemigo, el tigre Shere Kan. Rudyard Kipling recrea un mundo mágico, poético, en estos ocho cuentos que lo componen.

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Nacido en Bombay y educado en Inglaterra, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) regresó a los diecisiete años a la India, fuente de inspiración de buena parte de sus poemas, novelas y relatos. Catalogado durante mucho tiempo superficialmente como mero relato de aventuras, Kim es, sin embargo, una obra que va más allá y reúne, con prosa magistral, historia y ficción, humor y poesía, Oriente y Occidente. Las peripecias de Kimball O?Hara, el huérfano de origen irlandés nacido en la India que emprende un recorrido místico por el país en compañía de un lama del Tíbet y acaba trabajando como agente secreto al servicio del espionaje británico, son hoy un clásico de la literatura universal y un emblema de los últimos años del imperio victoriano en el continente indio. Traducción de José Luis López Muñoz

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Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of Just So Stories The delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs - everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and funny, these fantastical stories continue to delight each and every generation.With an inspiring introduction by Jonathan Stroud, author of the ''Bartimaeus'' trilogy, and including fun-filled endnotes.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.How did the leopard get its spots? Why do the tides ebb and flow? How did the elephant get its trunk? And how was the alphabet made?Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal- and humankind in a fun, eloquent and magical way for children and adults alike. Kipling's beautifully imaginative answers echo the animal fables he heard during his childhood in India, paired with the folk tales he collected throughout his life.Kipling's enjoyment in playing with language, as well as his own delight in fatherhood, makes these stories a joy to read aloud, and children will request these tales as bedtime stories again and again. However, adults will also revel in Kipling's fanciful storytelling and gift for language, as every reading uncovers a new joke, subtext or fascinating embellishment. From the author of The Jungle Book' and Kim', Just So Stories' is the newest a

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Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is perhaps the most controversial major English poetof the last two centuries, not least because of his apparent enthusiasm for the empire. A child of British India, he first became famous for tales of imperial life, notably Kim, the Jungle Book and Barrack Room Ballads. Kipling wrote verse in every classical form from the epigram to the ode, but his most distinctive gift was for the ballads and narrative poems in which he draws vivid characters in universal situations and articulates profound truths in plain language. Yet he was also a subtle and deeply affecting anatomist of the human heart, with a feeling for the natural world which rivals his younger contemporary, D. H. Lawrence. Shattered by World War I in which he lost his only son, his work darkens and deepens in later years, but never loses its extraordinary vitality.

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A classic story of friendship between man and beast.Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack and taught the law of the jungle by lovable old Baloo the bear and Bhageera the panther. The adventures of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the snake-fighting mongoose, little Toomai and the elephant's secret dance, and Kotick the white seal are all part of Mowgli's extraordinary journey with his animal friends.This special Puffin Classics edition brings together two of the most inspirational collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London - the works of Arts and Crafts pioneer William Morris and the literature of Rudyard Kipling. Illustrator Liz Catchpole has selected patterns from the V&A archive and introduced new artwork inspired by the collection to create a beautiful cover which brings Ruddyard Kipling's timeless story to life.

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El texto de Kipling sobre el Japón, una joya de la escritura turística, de una amenidad extraordinaria, mantiene una actualidad pasmosa gracias a la casualidad que hizo de Kipling uno de los poquísimos grandes escritores occidentales que pudieron contemplar y describir el Japón moderno en los momentos mismos de su gestación, en pleno período revolucionario Meiji. Con un ritmo magistralmente medido para cautivar al lector, mediante una combinación sostenida de efectos cómicos y de brillantes pinceladas descriptivas, Kipling contrasta el Japón tradicional, rebosante de refinada belleza, con las reformas modernizadoras de un país que, sin perder conciencia de su riqueza estética y su originalidad, adopta a marchas forzadas modelos occidentales. Con el ensayo introductorio y las notas, el novelista y ensayista Emili Olcina, autor también de la traducción, ensancha y enriquece el panorama del conjunto del libro situando el viaje de Kipling al Japón en sus varios contextos: histórico, políti

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Capitans intrèpids és una de les novelles preferides del seu autor, Rudyard Kipling, premi Nobel de Literatura el 1907. La novella ens explica la història d ' un noi ric que viatja en transatlàntic amb la seva mare. Un accident fortuït, provocat per un cop de mar, el fa caure a l ' aigua i és rescatat per un vaixell de pesca, en el qual passarà l ' estiu. Allà aprendrà el que és la dura lluita diària per sobreviure enmig d ' un oceà brau i perillós, que cal dominar amb destresa, però el mar també ofereix un ample horitzó de somnis i llibertat. Al llarg de la seva experiència, hi haurà lloc per a l ' amistat i per prendre consciència del paper que l ' individu desenvolupa dins d ' un grup.

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Relive Mowgli's adventures in this brand-new edition of Rudyard Kipling's classics, The Jungle Books. Produced in association with the UK's National Gallery, the dustjacket of this handsome new edition features Henri Rousseau's famous 1891 jungle scene, Surprised! This book includes expert notes on the original art and its relationship to the classic stories.Featuring the full original text of both The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book, these collections of short stories tell the unforgettable tale of Mowgli, the man-cub abandoned in the Indian jungle, and his animal friends and foes. They also feature such well-known poems and stories as 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi' and 'The Law of the Jungle'. It's the perfect gift for young readers, or anyone who wants a beautifully bound edition of this classic story.This volume is part of the new Masterpiece Classics series from Welbeck, which includes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

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A collection of Rudyard Kipling''s articles describing the French Frontline during the First World War. Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Rudyard Kipling''s birth.

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This Oxford Children''s Classic features an introduction by Nizrana Farook and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .Separated from his human parents, Mowgli is adopted by wolves. He develops a friendship with Bagheera, a panther, and Baloo, a bear, who instructs Mowgli on the Laws of the Jungle. But The Jungle is full of danger and he must fight to survive

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The Jungle Book is a collection of Rudyard Kipling's animal stories, wonderfully told and interweaving moral lessons with classic tales. They include the stories of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a brave mongoose, and Toomai of the Elephants, the story of a young elephant handler.Gloriously illustrated with the original line artwork by J. Lockwood Kipling C.I.E and W. H. Drake and with a foreword by Ben Fogle and a ribbon marker, this beautiful hardback edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, which was first published by Macmillan in 1894, is a truly special gift to treasure.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'There is no harm in a man's cub.' Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book expertly interweaves myth, morals, adventure and powerful story-telling. Set in Central India, Mowgli is raised by a pack of wolves. Along the way he encounters memorable characters such as the foreboding tiger Shere Kahn, Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear. Including other stories such as that of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a heroic mongoose and Toomai, a young elephant handler, Kipling's fables remain as popular today as they ever were.

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The story of the man-cub Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his arch-enemy Shere Khan the tiger, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. Mowgli's adventures are juxtaposed with other animal stories set in the British Empire, ranging from the heroic battle of 'Rikki-tikki-tavi' and the Himalayan pastoral 'Purun Bhagat' to the drama of survival in 'The White Seal'. With The Jungle Books Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables, Buddhist philosophy and memories of his Anglo-Indian upbringing to create a rich, symbolic portrait of man and nature, and an eternal classic of childhood that has had a lasting impact on our imaginations.Part of a series of new editions of Kipling's works in Penguin Classics, this volume contains a General Preface by Jan Montefiore and an introduction by Kaori Nagai discussing the many imperial, Indian and literary contexts of The Jungle Books.

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No man's cub can run with the people of the Jungle,' howled Shere Khan. 'Give him to me!When Father Wolf and Mother Wolf find a man-cub in the jungle, they anger the greedy tiger Shere Khan by refusing to surrender it to his jaws, and rear the child as their own. But when little Mowgli grows up, the pack can no longer defend him. He must learn the secret of fire, and with the help of his friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, he faces his nemesis at last.BACKSTORY: Learn about India’s jungles and the animals that live there!

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'No summary can do this marvellous, rich and unforgettable novel anything like justice' Philip PullmanKim is an orphan who earns his living begging on the streets of Lahore. One day he befriends an aged Tibetan Lama who, although content to live simply in India, is a rich and powerful abbot in his own country. When the Lama recruits Kim as a disciple and then funds his education at an English public school an adventure begins that will take the unlikely pair to the Himalayas on a thrilling journey of espionage and enlightenment.'The greatest of all Kipling's books' E. M. Forster

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The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the human foundling adopted by a family of wolves. It tells of the enmity between him and the tiger Shere Khan, who killed Mowgli's parents, and of the friendship between the man-cub and Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the sleepy brown bear, who instructs Mowgli in the Laws of the Jungle. The Second Jungle Book contains some of the most thrilling of the Mowgli stories. It includes Red Dog, in which Mowgli forms an unlikely alliance with the python Kaa, How Fear Came and Letting in the Jungle as well as The Spring Running, which brings Mowgli to manhood and the realisation that he must leave Bagheera, Baloo and his other friends for the world of man.

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The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the human foundling adopted by a family of wolves. It tells of the enmity between him and the tiger Shere Khan, who killed Mowgli's parents, and of the friendship between the man-cub and Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the sleepy brown bear, who instructs Mowgli in the Laws of the Jungle. The Second Jungle Book contains some of the most thrilling of the Mowgli stories. It includes Red Dog, in which Mowgli forms an unlikely alliance with the python Kaa, How Fear Came and Letting in the Jungle as well as The Spring Running, which brings Mowgli to manhood and the realisation that he must leave Bagheera, Baloo and his other friends for the world of man.

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Publicado por vez primera en 1902, Sólo cuentos (para niños) es uno de los libros más célebres y populares de Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). En él el autor británico recopiló una serie de relatos inolvidables en los que, haciendo gala de un gran ingenio y fantasía, daba cuenta del origen de las peculiaridades más llamativas de algunos animales, como la ballena, el dromedario, el rinoceronte o el leopardo, o de creaciones como el alfabeto. Confinado largo tiempo en el ámbito de la literatura infantil y juvenil, el paso del tiempo, sin embargo, lo ha rescatado para incluirlo con todos los honores en la galería de esos libros clásicos que brindan, sea cual sea, la edad y la ocasión de la lectura, un disfrute siempre renovado. Traducción de Jorge Ferrer-Vidal

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