The Jungle Book (Watermill Classic) [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2841601315
• ISBN-13: 978-9999999991
• ASIN: 0893754072
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,037,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Edition of a Classic, April 11, 2008

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Maria (APO, United Arab Emirates) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Jungle Book (Sterling Classics) (Hardcover)

This unabridged edition includes both Jungle Book and Jungle Book 2. The stories are a wonderful length for read alouds. The Jungle Book is, of course, a classic and not in need of a review; however, if your only exposure to the Jungle Book is Disney, please give this a try. I wanted to commend Sterling Publishers on making a quality, affordable edition of this and other classics. The paper quality was nice, not thin or translucent. The font is also pleasant--not to small or cramped. I know this may seem faint praise, but so many classics collections are very poorly executed. The price is also very agreeable--only slightly more than a paperback.

133 of 147 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Thing, January 27, 2008

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Chris J. Sexton (Fillmore, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Jungle Book (Hardcover)

My favorite books from childhood have always been Milne's "The World of Pooh" and Kipling's "The Jungle Book". Over the years I have purchased many copies of each as presents. Both can be difficult to find in versions unaltered from the original. I have found this to be particularly true in the case of The Jungle Book. Some folks just don't seem to get that Kipling had a pretty good handle on what he was doing. One does not tamper with a Masterpiece.

This version is the real thing. It reads word for word the same as the tattered, 40-year-old copy that I first read when I was eight years old. Add illustrations by Robert Ingpen that faithfully capture the emotion of the story and you have a real winner. For those who appreciate The Jungle Book as it was BEFORE it was adulterated by Mr. Disney and friends, this is a very worthy effort.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally Beautiful Reading, April 8, 2009

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R. Flores (Derwood, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Jungle Book (Sterling Classics) (Hardcover)

I bought this book to read with my 9 year-old son. We have the Disney books and movies at home but since he is an avid reader and I love Rudyard Kipling I thought it was time to find him the real deal and this book is it. I like everything about it, the font type, the illustrations, and the writing is, well... Rudyard Kipling. Beautiful, rich, provocative language that unleashes a child's imagination. My son and I devoured it in a few nights and after we were done it led to a really deep discussion on the differences with the Disney's version. It was a welcomed reminder that we can understimate both our children's capacity to digest the classics and their appeal to them.