Books like The lion by Joseph Kessel

Mowgli, a human child raised by wolves, roams the Indian jungle, forming bonds with animal friends and facing challenges that test his courage and identity.

David Grann’s investigative narrative unravels the mystery of British explorer Percy Fawcett’s 1925 disappearance while he sought the legendary Lost City of Z beneath the Amazon’s dense jungle.

Journeying through Nepal’s Dolpo highlands, Peter Matthiessen and biologist George Schaller track the elusive snow leopard while exploring Buddhist spirituality and Himalayan wilderness.

A thrilling adventure with a twist of the unexpected in Akimbo's world of game reserves and snakes.

Karen Blixen’s 1914–1931 years running a coffee farm in Kenya, her friendship with locals, and the landscape she loved are rendered in a sober, unsentimental portrait of a vanished way of life.

In Botswana’s Kalahari, a ranger’s murder entangles three San Bushmen and draws the police to a tense investigation by Detective Kubu Bengu.

After a tragic fire, eleven‑year‑old Martine moves from England to a South African wildlife reserve, where she discovers friendship and destiny with a mythical white giraffe.

On the African game preserve where his father works, Akimbo devises a dangerous plan to capture a ring of elephant poachers.

Lawrence Anthony, a South African wildlife conservationist, accepts a sanctuary for a herd of rogue elephants, risking his reserve to give the animals a second chance at life.

A young boy named Akimbo heroically rescues a wounded zoologist from his father's game preserve, bringing a thrilling adventure of wildlife, courage, and friendship to a child‑friendly narrative.

THEIR LOVE WAS CHAINED BYA LEGACY OF BITTERNESS Veterinarian Kit Shannon was struggling to build her dream: a game reserve on the African land she'd inherited. But opposing her was Devin Michaels, as bold and rugged as magnificent Mount Kenya. Devin had immediately branded Kit as a beautiful manipulator--just like her mother, whose seductive ways had destroyed his father. Haunted by her mother's betrayal, Devin regarded Kit through a haze of stormy mistrust. Yet between them flared a passion so intense that it rocked Kit to the core. She hoped they could amend the mistakes of the past, but feared they were only repeating them.

Joy Adamson’s biography tells how she raised the lioness Elsa, taught her to hunt, and released her back into the wild of Kenya, exploring deep human‑animal bonds and the ethics of wildlife rehabilitation.

Davy Spencer might be the new kid in school, but that doesn't mean he can't start as the most POPULAR kid. With the help of his two best friends, Chuck and Annie, Davy throws himself into making viral YouTube videos with hilariously disastrous results. If he can pull this off, everybody at his new school will know his name before even meeting him. Davy's YouTube channel has everything- awesome pranks? Check! School lunch reviews? Check! Undercover detention missions? Check! Getting duct taped to the wall? Check - wait what? Becoming a rockstar Youtuber isn't easy but Davy won't give up... no matter how crazy things have to get. Kid Youtuber is a funny children's book for ages 9-12, middle school students, and adults who never grew up. Marcu Emerson is the author of Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja, The Super Life of Ben Braver, and Recess Warriors.