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Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack

From The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling

This reader is drawn from The Jungle Book, published in 1894 by Rudyard Kipling, a British author whose stories of Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, have become classics of children's literature. The original 'Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack' is a short poem sung by the wolves after a successful hunt; this retelling expands the images and action implied in Kipling's verses into a full narrative. The text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The story is worth reading because it shows how individual skill and group unity depend on one another, and because it immerses the reader in a world where every creature has a role and a responsibility.

Band

Blue · Independent readers, confidentTypical starting range: ages 12–14

Length

long · about 1010 words in 5 sections · 2 pictures

Source

The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling

First published

1894

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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