Show Plot Jungle Book

Authors: Rudyard Kipling

Time Period: Late 19th century (around the 1890s during the height of the British Empire in India)

Setting: The tropical wilderness of the Seeonee jungle in central India, near the Waingunga River, and occasionally shifting to a nearby human village

Summary: A human boy named Mowgli gets lost in the jungle as a baby and is saved from the fierce tiger Shere Khan, is adopted by wolves, finds loyal friends, and protects his home. Realizing he walks between two worlds, Mowgli learns the true meaning of community and belonging before choosing his path.