The Jungle by Upton Sinclair; adapted by Peter Kuper (writer, illustrator); co-written by Emily Russel. New York: NBM Publishing, Inc., 2004. ISBN: 1-56163-404-2
A Lithuanian immigrant struggles to support his family while enduring deplorable factory working conditions and living in the slums of Chicago during the Industrial Revolution.
Media: pencil, airbrush
Rating: 5Q/2P
Literary device utilized: simile
Example: “Unable to work, he felt like a wounded animal in the forest.”
Curricular connection: U.S. History, middle school level
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submitted July 2009 by Josh Mitchell
Kuper, P. (2004). The jungle. New York: Comics Lit. 1561634042 4Q/3P
Summary: Adaptation of Upton Sinclair’s novel, this graphic story depicts the inhumanities endured by immigrant workers in the Chicago stock yards. The story of Jurgis Rudkus as he loses his family and hope.
Media: Stencils and spray paint?
Curricular connection: Grades 8-10. History, literature.
Theme: Survival. Jurgis Rudkis and his family go to extreme measures to ensure their survival, endangering themselves and giving up their self respect.
KEM 4/29/08
Kuper, P. (1991).The Jungle. New York: NMB.
ISBN: 1561634042
This revised picture book adaption of Sinclair's The Jungle follows the story of Jurgis Rudkus as he tries to survive in downtown Chicago.
Media Used: Stenciling
Rating: 4Q/3P
Curriculum Connection: Language Arts Grades 9-12
Format: Picture Book
Submitted by Amanda Melilli 4/18/08
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