Résultats de "Rudyard Kipling" dans Toutes les catégories

Savez-vous pourquoi l'éléphant a une trompe, la baleine ne mange que des petits poissons, le chameau porte une bosse sur son dos ou encore pourquoi le kangourou fait des bonds pour se déplacer ? Dans ses "Histoires comme ça", Rudyard Kipling, l'auteur du célèbre "Livre de la jungle", répond à ces questions en imaginant avec liberté et poésie l'origine du monde et de ses habitants.

Découvrez l'ouvrage original de Rudyard Kipling. Sept récits constituent ce premier livre ; Mowgli est le héros de trois d'entre elles.

"Le Livre de la Jungle" est un recueil de nouvelles de Rudyard Kipling dont chacune raconte une histoire qui se passe dans la jungle, forêt de l'Inde où vivent des animaux sauvages typiques du pays, ainsi que des hommes. Les nouvelles se succèdent dans un ordre qui n'est pas nécessairement chronologique, et permettent de découvrir par différents côtés la destinée de Mowgli petit d'homme, son éducation, la vie sociale du monde des animaux, et les lois de la Jungle auxquelles tous sont soumis, les hommes aussi.

Narrated by Jamie Rodriguez, this timeless tale invites listeners of all ages into a sun-dappled world where patterns are discovered, not inherited—and where survival depends on understanding the land you walk upon.

Kipling's masterpiece Kim is his final and most famous work and one of the first and greatest espionage stories ever written. It explores the life of Kimball O'Hara, an Irish orphan who spends his childhood as a vagrant in Lahore. When he befriends an aged Tibetan lama his life is transformed as he is requested to accompany him on a mysterious quest to find the legendary River of the Arrow and achieve Enlightenment.

Rudyard Kipling's short stories of life in the British Raj began in 1888 as journalistic snippets written to supplement his more serious factual output when he was employed as the assistant editor, at the meagre age of 20, of the Lahori-based Civil and Military Gazette.

This set includes five tales of extraordinary heroism, marvelous intrigue, and exceptional courage that have inspired and amazed people for generations.

"El Libro de la Selva" es, a grandes rasgos, la historia de Mowgli, un «cachorro humano» acogido por los lobos y criado por una loba (como en la fábula), que lo defenderá desde el principio y hasta el final, en pleno corazón de la selva. Una selva la de este libro inspirada o basada en un lugar real: el Parque Natural de Kanha, creado en el año 1955, ampliado en 1962 y 1970 y ubicado en el Estado del Madhya Pradesh, en la India septentrional.

Timeless Tales for Kids is an enchanting compilation of children's classic stories read by an all-star cast. Olivia Colman reads E. Nesbit's classic novel The Railway Children, a masterpiece in children's fiction wonderfully evoking a bygone age, packed with fun, excitement and adventure. Bill Nighy reads a much-loved children's classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which continues to delight young and old with its enchanting tale of witches, flying monkeys and magical shoes.

Samuel West reads ten of Rudyard Kipling’s famous tales, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4. "How the Whale Got His Throat", "How the Leopard Got His Spots", "The Beginning of the Armadillos", "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin", "The Cat That Walked By Himself", "How the Camel Got His Hump", "The Crab That Played With The Sea", "The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo", "The Butterfly That Stamped", "The Elephant’s Child".

An intimate, evocative, often funny, and always vital portrait of India at the peak of the British Raj. Written at the age of 22, they immediately show Kipling's natural and prodigious talent. Timeless, they can be listened to forever.

Rudyard Kipling's Kim is the story of Kimball O'Hara, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier, who spends his childhood as a vagabond in Lahore. With an old Tibetan lama, he travels through India, enthralled by the "roaring whirl" of the landscape and cities of richly colored bazaars and immense diversity of people. The novel is a masterpiece of careful organization and skillfully manipulated narrative techniques.

Based on Kipling's own adolescent experiences, Stalky and Co. is a cunning story of mischievous 19th century British schoolboys attempting scholastic mutiny. The faculty and headmaster of a boys' private school repeatedly pursue a trio of poetic pranksters, "Stalky", "Beetle", and "Turkey", as they wage war on fellow students and the "establishment" with unwavering energy and creativity.

A fantastic dramatized version of one of the most celebrated classics of all times. Shere Khan, a man eating tiger, is out on one of his hunting escapades, when Mowgli, a man's cub, manages to escape and ends up with a wolf family. The family including the Father Wolf, Mother Wolf, and their cubs, go on to take care of this young baby. When Mowgli grows up, he befriends Baloo, the sleepy bear, and Bagheera, the black panther, who help him at every turn.

Through the sands of the scalding deserts of India, two loafing vagabonds follow a half-scribbled map, heading for a land they hope to conquer.

La panthère Bagheera découvre dans la jungle un jeune enfant abandonné. Elle décide de le confier à une famille de loups qui l'élève comme un louveteau. Alors que Mowgli a dix ans, le tigre Shere Kahn approche du territoire des loups. Pour éviter à l'enfant une fin inévitable, les loups l'éloignent et décident de le confier aux hommes d'un village proche. C'est Bagheera qui le conduit. Pendant leur voyage, ils feront de nombreuses rencontres, parfois redoutables.

On a lonely island near the Red Sea, a meticulous Parsee bakes a magnificent cake, only to have it stolen and devoured by a rude, button-skinned rhinoceros with no manners to speak of. Weeks later, when the heat drives everyone to the water, the Parsee takes his quiet revenge—filling the rhinoceros’s discarded skin with crumbs that itch, tickle, and torment. What follows is a rolling, scratching, temper-spoiling transformation that explains, once and for all, why rhinoceroses wear their skin in great folds and carry such famously sour dispositions.

"Des histoires comme ça" sont des histoires destinées aux enfants. Elles font partie des œuvres de Kipling les plus connues. De nombreuses histoires sont adressées à sa "mieux-aimée" car elles furent d'abord écrites pour la fille de Kipling, Joséphine... L'imaginaire côtoie l'insolite, pour le plus grand bonheur des enfants, qui trouveront ici matière à rêver, à penser, à questionner. On apprend enfin pourquoi le chameau n'a qu'une bosse, pourquoi le léopard a des tâches, et bien d'autres inventions poétiques toutes aussi fantaisistes.

"IF", a poem by Rudyard Kipling, is a timeless gem that recently reemerged in popular culture when it was put to music in Joni Mitchell's 2007 release. In the poem, a father gives advice to his son.

In this insightful assessment, Kipling delves into the formation of the British New Army, a crucial force being mobilized for the Great War. He explores not only the training and logistical challenges but also the deeply human stories behind the newly assembled battalions, which draw recruits from across the Empire, including Canada, India, and other territories. Join KevinS as he narrates this compelling glimpse into a pivotal moment in history.