THE JUNGLE BOOK – MOWGLI’S STORY

Candlewick Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2005, 2^nd pr.  ISBN 0-7636-2317-2.  Hard cover, 158 pages.  Illustrated boards with light edge and cover wear, binding sound with a lean.  Dust jacket with price intact shows a bit of edge wear, some rubs.  Gift inscription on decorative FEP; remainder of interior clean and unmarked; colour illustrations throughout.  ‘First published over a century ago in The Jungle Book, these three unabridged stories about the man-cub, Mowgli, have delighted adults and children ever since.  The stories tell of Mowgli’s upbringing among the wolves, his lessons in the Law of the Jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther, and Kaa the python; his kidnapping by the Monkey People; and his clash with the evil tiger, Shere Khan.  Illustrated in stunning full color and exquisite detail by award-winning artist Nicola Bayley, this is a book to treasure forever.’ (from front flap)