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The White Seal

From The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling

This story was first published in 1894 in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, a collection of tales set in India and beyond. Kipling (1865–1936) was an English writer who spent much of his childhood in India and wrote stories celebrating courage, loyalty, and the natural world. This text reflects its era; the seal hunting it describes was a real industry in the North Pacific in the nineteenth century, and a few period terms have been modernised. The story is worth a child's time because it shows how one individual's courage and refusal to accept cruelty can change the fate of an entire community.

Band

Green · Independent readers, earlyTypical starting range: ages 9–11

Length

long · about 854 words in 5 sections · 3 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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