| The Call of the Wild Contributor(s): Blake, Sheba (Author), London, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 1548447102 ISBN-13: 9781548447106 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.37 lbs) 62 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 139721 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 spent almost a year in the Yukon collecting material for the book. The story was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post in the summer of 1903 and was published a month later in book form. The book's great popularity and success made a reputation for London; much of its appeal derives from its simplicity as a tale of survival. As early as 1923, the story was adapted to film, and it has since seen several more cinematic adaptations. |