"The Jungle Book" is an 1894 collection of stories by English author Rudyard Kipling. It focuses on the story of Mowgli, a boy abandoned by his parents and raised in the jungles of India by wild animals. The story faces the issue of abandonment, as the author's own story of abandonment and adoption parallels Mowgli's. The many animal characters, such as the loveable bear Baloo and Wolf Mother (Raksha) help raise him and teach him moral lessons, making the case for nurture versus nature. This loveable story has spurred several contemporary adaptations, most famously, Disney's 1967 animated classic. The story shows readers that civility, decency and familial love can be found in even the most untamed places. "The Jungle Book" will undoubtedly be a story that lasts throughout the ages.