The Jungle Book is an interesting collection of short stories loosely linked by a jungle theme. The most famous, and best stories in the collection revolve around Mowgli the small boy adopted by wolves and raised by the animals of the jungle. These surprisingly dark tales and focus on the themes cruelty of man and the dangers of the wild and are well worth a read.

Outside of the stories of Mowgli there are several poems, which are fine but no really my thing. There are also a few other stories that are an odd mix that don't really stick in the memory once you've read them.