The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
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The Jungle Book

Written by Rudyard Kipling
Part of the Puffin Classics Book Series
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10 - 14
Reading age
240
Page count
212
Words per page
AD1080L
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Mar 5, 2009
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Rudyard Kipling’s beloved collection of short stories about a boy raised by wolves who learns the Laws of the Jungle. Mowgli, lost in the deep jungle as a child, is adopted into a family of wolves. Hunted by Shere Khan, the Bengal tiger, Mowgli is allowed to run with the wolf pack under the protection of Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo, the brown bear who teaches wolf cubs the Laws of the Jungle.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780141325293
    Publication Date
    March 5, 2009
    Publisher
    Puffin Books
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1894
    Page Count
    240
    Words Per Page
    212
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 14 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2014659304
    Lexile® Level
    AD1080L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Z
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~7.5

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