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Mowgli, The Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingRead about the other orphans on the list.
Mowgli's parents are eaten by a tiger, and he is taken in by a family of wise and friendly wolves. Freed from restraints of civilisation, he is allowed to consort with haughty panthers and anxious bears. The Disney film is fantastic, but the book – which is earnest and witty by turns - is even better.
The Jungle Book is among President Kennedy's favorite books as a child.
--Marshal Zeringue