Books by Rudyard Kipling
5 books by Rudyard Kipling have full reviews here; all 95 Rudyard Kipling titles and editions in our catalog are rated for reading level and content intensity.
Rudyard Kipling has 5 books with full reviews on HootRated, spanning Grade 4–6 reading level. The typical Rudyard Kipling book lands at Grade 5, with average content intensity 2.6/5. Most Rudyard Kipling titles fall within the Great Illustrated Classics series.
Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a Rudyard Kipling book is right for a child. 40% of Rudyard Kipling's reviewed titles are at Gentle or Mild intensity — appropriate for sensitive readers or kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. 20% are rated Intense or Very Intense. The intensity badges below (green → red) help you match books to your child's emotional readiness, not just their reading ability. See our methodology for how we rate.
Captains courageous
Rudyard Kipling
Captains courageous
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The jungle book
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The jungle book
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Jungle Book
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Jungle Book
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Just So Stories
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Just So Stories
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Plain Tales from the Hills
Rudyard Kipling
Plain Tales from the Hills
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- A collection of Rudyard Kipling's Just so stories. Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Actions and reactions Level 6 · Gentle
- Big book of Just so stories Level 3 · Gentle
- Chuck Jones' The white seal Level 2 · Mild
- Disney's the Jungle Level 2 · Mild
- Favorite Mowgli stories from The jungle book Level 3 · Mild
- Favourite Mowgli stories from The jungle book Level 3 · Mild
- Ghostwriter Level 4-5 · Gentle
- How the alphabet was made Level 1-2 · Gentle
- How the Camel Got His Hump Level 1-2 · Gentle
- How the leopard got his spots and other Just so stories Level 4-5 · Gentle
- How the rhinoceros got his skin Level 1-2 · Gentle
- How the whale got his throat Level 2 · Gentle 2 editions
- Jungle Book - Unabridged Level 6 · Mild
- Jungle Books Level 7 · Mild 2 editions
- Just So Stories (Wordsworth Collection) (Wordsworth Collection) Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Just So Stories and Other Tales Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Just So Stories for Little Children Level 6 · Gentle
- Just So Stories Set Level 6 · Mild
- Kim Level 7 · Moderate 2 editions
- Mowgli stories from "The jungle book" Level 4-5 · Mild
- Mulvaney stories. Level 6 · Mild
- Once upon a Story Level 4-5 · Mild
- Puck of Pook's Hill Level 6 · Gentle
- Rewards And Fairies Level 6 · Gentle
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Toomai of the Elephants Level 2 · Mild
- Rudyard Kipling Level 2 · Gentle
- Rudyard Kipling's Just So Comics Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Short stories Level 6 · Moderate
- Soldier stories. Level 6 · Moderate
- Stalky & Co. Level 6 · Mild
- The complete Just so stories Level 4-5 · Gentle
- The crab that played with the sea Level 2 · Gentle
- The Elephant's child and other Just so stories Level 3 · Mild
- The haunting of Holmescroft Level 3 · Mild
- The beginning of the armadillos Level 1-2 · Gentle
- The Cat That Walked by Himself Level 2 · Gentle
- The Elephant's Child Level 1-2 · Gentle
- The Five Nations Level 8 · Mild
- The Jungle Book (Unabridged Classics) Level 4-5 · Moderate
- The Jungle Book #3 Level 2 · Mild
- The Jungle Book II (Tor Classics) Level 4-5 · Mild
- The Jungle Books Level 7 · Mild
- The Rudyard Kipling Audio Collection Level 8 · Gentle
- Tiger Tiger (Kipling, Rudyard, World of Jungle Books.) Level 2 · Gentle
Questions about Rudyard Kipling's books
- What reading level are Rudyard Kipling's books?
- Rudyard Kipling's reviewed books range from Grade 4–6, with the typical book at Grade 5. Each title has a separate content intensity score so parents can choose by emotional readiness, not just text difficulty.
- Are Rudyard Kipling's books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 2 of Rudyard Kipling's 5 reviewed books (40%) are at Gentle or Mild intensity — safe for sensitive readers. 1 (20%) is rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity: 2.6/5.
- What age are Rudyard Kipling's books appropriate for?
- Rudyard Kipling's reviewed books target Ages 9-12 and Ages 13+. HootRated rates each book on reading level and content intensity — match both dimensions, not just one.