Rudyard Kipling: *The Jungle Book* & *Captains Courageous*

*The Jungle Book* Mowgli was raised by wolves, who became his family. A bear and a panther were his teachers, and a python his loyal friend. Under the guidance and protection of the wild beasts, he grew up learning various skills and the laws of the jungle. Mowgli and his jungle companions escape the clutches of the monkey people, slay the evil tiger Shere Khan, and outwit the jackal army. Life in the jungle is thrilling and full of adventure. Until one day, he leaves the forest and enters human society. He finds his mother and feels her love. However, having been raised by wild animals, he is seen as an outsider by humans and is not accepted by the villagers. Yet, as a human, he yearns for his human mother's love. Faced with the malice of his own kind, how will Mowgli cope? And how will he reconcile his identity as a king of the jungle with his human self? *Captains Courageous* Harvey Cheyne Jr., a spoiled and willful young heir, falls overboard from a luxurious cruise liner due to his own recklessness. When he awakens, he finds himself on the "We're Here," a fishing boat reeking of fish. This fall plunges him from a life of extravagant indulgence into a vast and unfamiliar world of turbulent seas. Eager to return home but unable to prove his identity, Harvey, without his noble status or financial backing, must live aboard the fishing boat he once disdained. He eats and sleeps with the fishermen, cleaning and fishing for a meager wage of ten dollars a month. How will this extraordinary encounter and life-altering experience impact Harvey? And how will he transform from a spoiled, willful boy into a strong and reliable leader?