The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
Read by Meredith Hughes
This classic children's book by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves: his escapades and adventures with his dear friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, his capture by the Monkey-People, his attempt at reintegration into human society, and his ultimate triumph over the lame tiger Shere Khan. The account of Mowgli's adventures is followed by several short stories, including the tales of the brave white seal, Kotick, and the tenacious mongoose, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Packed with adventure and Jungle Law wisdom, this book has pervaded popular culture as the basis of many film and stage adaptations, including the popular Disney movie, and through its adoption as a motivational book by the Cub Scouts. (5 hr 2 min)
Chapters
| Mowgli's Brothers (part 1) | 20:06 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
| Mowgli's Brothers (part 2) + Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack | 25:58 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
| Kaa's Hunting (part 1) | 30:50 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
| Kaa's Hunting (part 2) + Road-Song of the Bandar-Log | 28:25 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
| "Tiger! Tiger!" (part 1) | 24:02 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
| "Tiger! Tiger!" (part 2) + Mowgli's Song | 18:17 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
| The White Seal (part 1) | 23:23 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
| The White Seal (part 2) + Lukannon | 18:16 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
| "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" + Darzee's Chant | 34:04 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
| Toomai of the Elephants + Shiv and the Grasshopper | 42:33 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
| Her Majesty's Servants + Parade Song of the Camp Animals | 36:35 | Read by Meredith Hughes |
Reviews
NOT JUST A BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Avid Listener
Though formally classified as a children's book, adults can enjoy it also, albeit in a different plane. It is like the cartoons that were shown at the movie theaters--kids enjoyed them, but they were just as appealing to adultd. Meredith Hughes did a fine job; she maintained a hearable volume anf enunciated well.
Jungle Book
McWiggle-3
Excellent enunciation & inflection in spite of strange words. Even & consistant volume levels all made for pleasurable listening experience. (Technical: Missing conclusion to mongoose story. Some overhead aircraft & other background noise heard, but not objectionable.)
A worthy listen
NSA
A good story, that is definitely worth a listen. Mostly the recording is of general good quality, but some mispronunciation at various parts lead me to rate it down (e.g., Shiva). I was following along with the book so I knew what was meant, but that shouldn't be necessary.
Love it!!!!!
Liddy
Great book! I especially like the last chapter! Whoever voiced it did an awesome job! Thank you for take info the time to record this!
Our favorite!
APippers
My 9-year-old read this book recently and I re-read it for the first time in years. He enjoyed it so much and decided to do a school project about it. I love that this classic is still fun and interesting to the new generation.
The Jungle Book
CMS of PA
An excellent reading of one of my favorite books of my youth. My favorite story is "Riki-Tiki-Tavi" and like the whole book, it was read with wonderful and inflection. Thank you, Meredith Hughes.
Jungle Book by Rudyard Killing
Tim
Reader was fantastic. Perfect pronunciation, very clear and loved.the intonation in her voice. Made.the book very pleasant to hear. Highly recommend this reader.
LOVE IT
A LibriVox Listener
my son has listened to Meredith Hughs Reading jungle book, literaly, one thousand times to fall asleep to. since he was three. He is now ten and still asks for it. THANK YOU!