| Kim Contributor(s): Kipling, Rudyard (Author) |
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ISBN: 172600967X ISBN-13: 9781726009676 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 8.5" W x 11" (1.05 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 29969 Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 18.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kim by Rudyard Kipling. Kim is the orphaned son of an Irish soldier and a poor Irish mother who have both died in poverty. Living a vagabond existence in India under British rule in the late 19th century, Kim earns his living by begging and running small errands on the streets of Lahore. He occasionally works for a horse trader who is one of the native operatives of the British secret service. Kim is so immersed in the local culture that few realise he is a white child, although he carries a packet of documents from his father entrusted to him by an Indian woman who cared for him. Kim befriends an aged Tibetan Lama who is on a quest to free himself from the Wheel of Things by finding the legendary "River of the Arrow'. Kim becomes his chela, or disciple, and accompanies him on his journey. On the way, Kim incidentally learns about parts of the Great Game and is recruited by Mahbub Ali to carry a message to the head of British intelligence in Umballa. Kim's trip with the lama along the Grand Trunk Road is the first great adventure in the novel. |