The wolf is the strength of the pack, and the pack is the strength of the wolf. The popular works The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895) by British author Rudyard Kipling are primarily animal-centric. These tales were initially released in publications between 1893 and 1894 along with pictures, some of which were made by Rudyard Kipling's father, John Lockwood Kipling. Mowgli, a young boy or "man cub," is the main character of The Jungle Book. He is raised by a group of wolves in the jungle. Baloo the bear and Shere Khan the tiger, who play significant roles in Mowgli's life, are only two of the unforgettable characters introduced to readers by Kipling. The time that Mowgli spent in the wild and his trip to the village? reveal the laws of the natural world and the complicated machinery of the man-made one. Packed with fun and adventure as well as insightful moral lessons, The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book remain favourites of both children and adults all over the world.