Posted by Ben
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Animals, Bears, Rudyard Kipling, Snakes, Wolves
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A tiger named Shere Khan was hunting in the jungle when he scared some people away from their campfire. When they ran they left a baby boy behind. The tiger tried to eat the boy, but the wolves protected the boy because the tiger was hunting in their part of the jungle. The mother wolf named the boy Mowgli and often told him how he would have to kill the tiger when he was older.
I like some books better than this one, and there aren’t many funny parts in it, but it’s still pretty good!
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Advanced Readers, Fiction, Review
Tags:Long Read, Rudyard Kipling
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Kimball O’Hara, an English boy brought up as a native of India, meets a lama (holy man) from Tibet, and, partly because he has nothing better to do, and partly out of interest, becomes the lama’s chela (disciple). The lama is searching for the River of the Arrow, but there is much more to the story. Kim is practically catapulted into a web of intrigue and government activities. Told only as Rudyard Kipling could tell it, Kim’s story is definitely an interesting read.
Quick warning: there are a few things that I wish Kipling would have left out, but it gives you a good idea of what it was like back then. It is so neat how the story is told. On the surface it just seems like a ho-hum story about different religions, but there’s so much more! Spies, escapes, planning, diplomacy, and (unfortunately) a large sprinkling of lying and some (ouch) swearing. It almost irritates me how calmly Kipling is able to write the adventure parts! You would think that you couldn’t have adventure without excitement, but it’s in here. This is quite the book to read all at once, so take it slowly, (maybe two spoonfuls after each meal), and immerse yourself in the world within a world of India.
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Rudyard Kipling, Scary, Seafaring
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Harvey is the fifteen-year-old stuck-up son of a rich American railroad owner. He’s on a large ship, going to Europe, and bragging about never being sick. Then he smokes a rather strong cigar, goes to the railing because he’s sick, and is swept overboard. Harvey is picked up by Disko Troop’s fishing vessel, the We’re Here. Disko won’t take him back to his home in New York, so Harvey’s stuck on the We’re Here for the rest of the fishing season.
Here’s a great example of why you shouldn’t be arrogant. It’s also a great way to understand the way the fishing industry operated in the late 1800s. The sailors talk a little funny, so don’t try to read it out loud unless you can do all those different accents!
Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fantasy, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Cats, Dogs, Funny, Horses, Rudyard Kipling
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Fairly short fantasy stories with animals by Rudyard Kipling.
I like this book. I enjoyed listening to Just So Stories on tape, narrated by Flo Gibson. However, I don’t think Amazon has the recording, but maybe you can get it at your library. Or you could just read the book and then you could see the illustrations!
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