The Call of the Wild Contributor(s): London, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 1684221684 ISBN-13: 9781684221684 Publisher: Martino Fine Books OUR PRICE: $2.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Animals |
Lexile Measure: 620 |
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.20 lbs) 46 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 139721 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 2017 Reprint of 1903 Edition. The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs. By the end, he sheds the veneer of civilization, and relies on primordial instinct and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild. London intended this book as a statement on modern life and the process of civilizing human beings. |