A family of wolves rescue a `man-cub' - a small human boy, barely old enough to walk - from being eaten by the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. They name the boy Mowgli, and raise him as one of their own. Mowgli is tutored in the ways of the wild by Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther - who need help from Chil the hawk and the giant snake Kaa when the man-cub is captured by a troop of merciless monkeys... This timeless story is retold for a new generation in this engaging book, which is enlivened by detailed illustrations throughout.