This classic tale of intrigue, mystery and adventure takes place on the ivory harvesting and trade route in the Congo, in the depths of Africa. In this book, Marlow, a sea captain on a ship at anchor, retells a story of his assignment upon a steamer ship in the Congo to a group of his ship mates.
The main character in this short story is Gabriel Conroy and the entire short story takes place during his attendance at a holiday party, annually thrown by his aunts. Near the end of the party Gabriel sees his wife, Gretta, in a new and expanded way at the same moment when she is reminiscing on a song being sung at the party.
This is the story of Mowgli - the jungle boy... Readers will be cheering Mowgli on as he does battle with Shere Khan and searches for his real home.
This is a full-color, beautifully illustrated book with plenty of fun activities for students. A CD / CD-ROM with the full text of the story and a song is available as well.
