Let youngsters discover for themselves the wonderful world of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, a fabulous collection of animal stories set in a magical Indian forest. Part of the popular Search & Find Classics series from Studio Press, this fabulous new book is brimming with interactive fun and each scene has been brought to stunning life by the Sicilian-born freelance illustrator Federica Frenna. As well as enjoying this simple reimagining of Kipling's timeless tale, children can search and find the boy Mowgli, his adopted wolf family and all the other amazing jungle animals on each page, and follow them through the story. There are so many intriguing details to spot in the busy scenes, from 'man-cub' Mowgli learning the laws of the jungle and the monkeys causing chaos in the temple, to Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther meeting the python Kaa, and the defeat of the feared tiger Shere Khan. The beautiful illustrations, brimming with master storyteller Kipling's spirit of adventure, are accompanied by an abridged text, perfect for sharing with young readers and the ideal introduction to a much-loved classic story first published in 1894. -- Pam Norfolk * Lancashire Evening Post *
Ooh now this is utterly WONDERFUL! A new Search and Find book revolving around one of our favourite children's books of all time...
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book is given a new lease of life for a whole new audience in this latest Search and Find: The Jungle Book title.
That's largely due both to the tried and tested 'search and find' format, again immersing the reader in Kipling's amazing jungle world - but definitely because of Federica Frenna's amazing artwork, fleshing out all your favourite characters like Mowgi, Baloo, Bagheera and of course the terrifying Shere Khan in such an awesome and delightful way.
The popular adventure is retold in beautifully illustrated search and find scenes where you can find the characters on the busy pages, and follow them through the story.
Each page is full of characters to find and details to spot in the busy scenes, such as Mowgli learning the laws of the jungle, the monkeys in the temple, Baloo and Bagheera meeting Kaa. and the defeat of Shere Khan.
Beautiful illustrations are accompanied by abridged text, perfect for sharing with young readers, and introducing them to Rudyard Kipling's classic story.
Federica's art really is absolutely amazing (sorry to keep going on about it) so we'll be keeping a very close eye on her work in future (really, really need to see if she's got any other children's books out there).
* Read It Daddy *
