Into the Jungle

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This is a supreme anti-tank tool at long range, but you might want to use another tactic when you’re up close. Go for walks in the heat – use it as an excuse to explore the local area, soak up some culture and condition your body in the process. Tanks of snakes, spiders, and cockroaches were laid out in front of the pair, but Josie kept a safe distance. Stepping on top of the obstacle first will allow you to scan the ground on the other side and make sure it is free from danger.

While this isn't a realistic story by any means, if you can put aside your need for something founded in the natural, I think you'll enjoy the ride that Into the Jungle has to offer. Scrutinized, criticized, and rebuked for years, Lily decides to flip the switch on a teaching job in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Carefully sweep away some of the leaf litter so you have a clear area beneath your feet; most insects and small animals are deterred from travelling across open ground.

While I initially thought it would be all suspense and thrills, it also included a sort of coming of age story, as Lily has to learn to survive in the wilderness. Katherine Rundell has taken this as the basis of her new and enchanting tale, sharing the early years of favourite characters and informing the creatures they become in Kipling's classic, with stories about family and friendship, loyalty and jungle law, and a final battle which will decide the future of the forest. The author completely immerses the reader in the Bolivian jungle, in that I felt like I was there with Lily.

The epilogue reveals that Karl lied about the hidden tribes, was known to rope backpackers into dangerous treks, and was wanted by the authorities.I expected this to be a little bit different than what it actually was but none the less I had to give it as high a rating as I did due to the incredible writing and world building, if you will. Finding a few other girls she goes back to her stealing ways living at the local hostel and wondering where her next meal will come from. But amongst these big strong men is one man who totally stands out because he doesn't look like the other Asmat Warriors. Katherine is the bestselling author of The Wolf Wilder and Rooftoppers, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award and was shortlisted for many others. She had no silver spoon in her mouth or bottomless trust fund available for her to backpack around Europe.