In this beautiful edition, Lambert Davis’s lush, realistic paintings bring new life to Nobel Prize-winner Rudyard Kipling’s beloved story of courage, honor, and friendship between a mongoose and a boy. — “Kipling’s language and sense of story are superior as they develop the theme of loyal... more »ty, and the illustrations, lush with greenery, impart a sense of place and time while remaining focused on the story.”--American Bookseller
A courageous mongoose who thwarts the evil plans of nag and nagaina, 2 big cobras who live in the garden. THis book is in excellent condition and is great for youngsters.