The Jungle Books - Vintage Classics Author:Rudyard Kipling "As a child I loved The Jungle Books . . . If you want to look at the India of Kipling's time, there is no writer who will give it to you better." Salman RushdieThe Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book tell stories of the irrepressible Mowgli, who is rescued as a baby from the jaws of the e... more »vil tiger, Shere Khan. Raised by wolves and guided by Baloo the bear, Mowgli and his animal friends embark on a series of hair-raising adventures through the jungles of India.« less