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The Second Jungle Book Paperback – September 28, 2016

by Rudyard Kipling (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 966 ratings
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First published by Macmillan in 1895, and now returning to print in this beautiful new edition, The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to Rudyard Kipling's classic, The Jungle Book. Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves learns more of life and survival in the Indian jungle in the company of well-loved characters such as Baloo the brown bear and Bagheer the black panther. Including three further stories of life in India, this rich collection of adventure, fable and poetry from the master-storyteller and illustrated by his father, John Lockwood Kipling, is a classic to treasure.

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  1. Reading age
    9 - 12 years
  2. Print length
    384 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    4 - 6
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 0.9 x 8 inches
  6. Publisher
    Pan Macmillan
  7. Publication date
    September 28, 2016
  8. ISBN-10
    1509805605
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1509805600
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Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is best known for The Jungle Book, Kim, and many short stories.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pan Macmillan; Main Market Ed. edition (September 28, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1509805605
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509805600
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.9 x 8 inches
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Rudyard Kipling

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Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay in December 1865. He returned to India from England shortly before his seventeenth birthday, to work as a journalist first on the Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore, then on the Pioneer at Allahabad. The poems and stories he wrote over the next seven years laid the foundation of his literary reputation, and soon after his return to London in 1889 he found himself world-famous. Throughout his life his works enjoyed great acclaim and popularity, but he came to seem increasingly controversial because of his political opinions, and it has been difficult to reach literary judgements unclouded by partisan feeling.

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This is a great follow-up to the classic book The jungle book by ruddier Kipling. If you enjoyed Mowgli, blue, and the other characters in the first book, you will certainly love this welcome sequel to the original classic!
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Cynthia O' Keeffe
5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Deal
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2021
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This is the second book, or volume to the Jungle Book, both written by Kipling.
When I write the Real Deal, I mean this is not a Disney version, which is completely different from this, the original.
Kipling was born in Bombay, in the Bombay Presidency of British India to his parents, who were considered in that day 'Anglo-Indians' (people born in Britain and living in India.)
His first 5 years were lived there, and described it in his book, "Something of Myself" this way; "In the afternoon heats before we took our sleep, she (the Portuguese ayah, or nanny) or Meeta (the Hindu bearer, or male attendant) would tell us stories and Indian nursery songs all unforgotten, and we were sent into the dining-room after we had been dressed, with the caution 'Speak English now to Papa and Mamma.' So one spoke 'English', haltingly translated out of the vernacular idiom that one thought and dreamed in."
Kipling would return to India as a young man in 1885.
His stories here have a tangible sense of the Indian jungle, the creatures dwelling there, and the added flavor of his youthful experiences hearing the stories mentioned above. He did not copy the stories, but told these in beautifully descriptive prose -- not long, like Dickens, but as needed to plant the reader there in the tales.
I strongly suggest we re-introduce these, and other good works of literature to our school curricula. Contemporary writing for school age children does not, with some exceptions, help young ones read and hear the English language well written in beautiful style. This in turn tunes the ear to better writing and vocabulary. A win-win all around.
Both this book and The Jungle Book are excellent reading for adults and children of all ages. My 4 year old granddaughter enjoys hearing them read to her, and I have no doubt she will remember and enjoy these for a lifetime, as I have.
I think you will, too.
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Linda DeChaine
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Young Teens and Adults
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020
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I did not realize that there was a Second Jungle Book, but once I found out I read it and believe that it is even better than the first. Jungle Book and the Second Jungle Book are not the Disney versions and I found them to be far beyond that portrayal. Rudyard Kipling's writing is evocative and these books tell a tale of ethics and morality through the eyes of a boy coming to age. I heartily recommend this book.
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Dan
4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure to read
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2017
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Kipling's stories are enjoyable on a story by story basis, and this second collection of stories, perhaps not as well known as the first Jungle Book, was a pleasure to read. Having seen the recent live-action Disney movie, it was interesting to note that the bit about the drying up of the river and the water truce between the animals came from the Second Jungle Book rather than being part of the Mowgli story in the first. Interested readers should note that both Jungle Books contain stories external to the Mowgli saga that is the complete focus of the movies. What I was fascinated to note is that it contains a story (Quiquem) set in the arctic, far from the jungle of the collection's title.
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Connor Lake Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Both the first and second Jungle Books are awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021
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I just finished reading this book last night and I really enjoyed it along with the first Jungle Book. Both have proven to be better than Disney's versions of the stories in my opinion and I recommend both the original first and second Jungle Books.
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TXMOMOF2
3.0 out of 5 stars A classic, but not my cup of tea!
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2015
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I hate to complain about a classic novel, but seriously we are GLAD to be finished with this book. It is part of our curriculum for Home School, so we were determined to see it to the end, but it seemed to take forever. Some chapters were tolerable, but some were brutal. Violence, cruelty, and Jungle Law prevailed throughout. I can check this one off my list, but do not plan on picking it back up again in the future.
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vivienne edwards
5.0 out of 5 stars Great writing as to be expected from Kipling.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2013
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I read this book many years ago and was delighted to see it available for Kindle now. I enjoyed it every bit as much as when I was 15 and read it for the first time. Kipling's books are classics. They combine a good story with the excellent use of language. (Missing in so many modern books.) They also provide a look at life in India many years ago. Young people in particular would benefit from this book, although people of all ages should enjoy it too.
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George D. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Jungle Book Goodness!
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021
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This is a great follow-up to the classic book The jungle book by ruddier Kipling. If you enjoyed Mowgli, blue, and the other characters in the first book, you will certainly love this welcome sequel to the original classic!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jungle Book Goodness!
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021
This is a great follow-up to the classic book The jungle book by ruddier Kipling. If you enjoyed Mowgli, blue, and the other characters in the first book, you will certainly love this welcome sequel to the original classic!
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Eugene C. Olsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Storytelling without peer
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016
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Inspired by the latest Disney CGI film, I bought both of the "real" Jungle Books by Kipling. Disney's Mowgli characters are adorable by design; Kipling's Mowgli is endearing in a different way. The prose is excellent, as are Kipling's poems accompanying each chapter. Having spent time in Maharashtra, India, where the Mowgli stories are set, I can vouch for Kipling's accurate depiction of the jungle and the culture of India.
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Harsimran dhanoa
5.0 out of 5 stars great books
Reviewed in Canada on July 23, 2022
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Was a truly amazing book by rudyard keeling.
Really liked both the first and second part of the jungle book.
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Steve T
5.0 out of 5 stars An awesome book written by a master of literature.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2021
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this on my Kindle. Rudyard Kipling had an amazing way of telling a story through his writing. The Second Jungle Book also contains two stories within the main content which are not Mowgli related. They are completely brilliant however and do not detract from this awesome book written by a master of literature.
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KTG5789
5.0 out of 5 stars Eins besser als das andere
Reviewed in Germany on September 10, 2018
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Sowohl "the jungle book", als auch "the second jungle book" lassen sich gut lesen, und sind auch als nicht Muttersprachler gut verständlich. Es handelt sich hierbei nicht um das Original, sondern um eine für Kinder vereinfachte Variante, die im Macmillan Tochterverlag: Macmillan Children's Books erschienen ist. Trotzdem sind Passagen, wie die typischen Sing-Sang Reime komplett übernommen wurden. Auch wenn es sich um ein Kinderbuch handelt, sollte gesagt sein, das einige Stellen doch eher graphischer Natur sind. Ähnlich wie bei deutschen alten Märchen, die Zuweilen, gemessen an heutigem Standard brutal wirken.
Besonders schön sind die Zeichnungen, die aus dem Original übernommen wurden und noch von J. Lockwood Kipling (Vater von Rudyard Kipling) selber sind.
Als nettes extra gibt es am Ende beider Bücher ein Glossar in dem Namen und Begriffe erklärt werden, sowie ein Quiz für Kinder.

Allen Disney Fans muss gesagt werden, dass die Geschichten stark von einander abweichen. Der neu erschienene live Action Film von Disney kommt hier schon näher ran, orientiert sich aber auch nur an einem Ausschnitt der Geschichte.
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KTG5789
5.0 out of 5 stars Eins besser als das andere
Reviewed in Germany on September 10, 2018
Sowohl "the jungle book", als auch "the second jungle book" lassen sich gut lesen, und sind auch als nicht Muttersprachler gut verständlich. Es handelt sich hierbei nicht um das Original, sondern um eine für Kinder vereinfachte Variante, die im Macmillan Tochterverlag: Macmillan Children's Books erschienen ist. Trotzdem sind Passagen, wie die typischen Sing-Sang Reime komplett übernommen wurden. Auch wenn es sich um ein Kinderbuch handelt, sollte gesagt sein, das einige Stellen doch eher graphischer Natur sind. Ähnlich wie bei deutschen alten Märchen, die Zuweilen, gemessen an heutigem Standard brutal wirken.
Besonders schön sind die Zeichnungen, die aus dem Original übernommen wurden und noch von J. Lockwood Kipling (Vater von Rudyard Kipling) selber sind.
Als nettes extra gibt es am Ende beider Bücher ein Glossar in dem Namen und Begriffe erklärt werden, sowie ein Quiz für Kinder.

Allen Disney Fans muss gesagt werden, dass die Geschichten stark von einander abweichen. Der neu erschienene live Action Film von Disney kommt hier schon näher ran, orientiert sich aber auch nur an einem Ausschnitt der Geschichte.
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Matteo Dossi
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo acquisto
Reviewed in Italy on February 18, 2017
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Sono rimasto molto soddisfatto sia dalla qualità del prodotto che dalle condizioni e temoi di consegna. Consiglio vivamente a tutti.
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Gatsby
1.0 out of 5 stars This particular edition has serious translational flaws
Reviewed in Australia on June 18, 2019
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One example is enough to illustrate a common problem with this particular edition. When the words 'financial institution' are repeatedly used instead of bank (ie river bank), the book becomes very hard to understand.
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