Kipling, Rudyard

Relates how the rhinoceros' lack of manners resulted in his baggy skin and bad temper.

Kipling's classic about Mowgli, a jungle boy brought up by a wolf pack and taught jungle ways by a bear and a panther. Other stories in the book--such as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," the mongoose, are not connected with the stories about Mowgli.

Seven tales that explain special things about animals, such as how the whale got his tiny throat, the camel his hump and the leopard his spots.

A collection of twelve stories which tell how certain things came to be, including How the Alphabet Was Made, How the Camel Got His Hump, and How the Leopard Got His Spots.