R. Kipling's "The Jungle Book" and it's use and importance for today's children

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, University of Siegen (Philosophische Fakultät), course: Cinema and the Classroom, language: English, abstract: In the following text I will explain you why Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894) is still useful and important for today's children although it is very old and often is read by adults with pleasure as well. Therefore I will give you some examples from the book and show you to what extent children can learn from these stories.