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The classic story of a remarkable dog. Buck, lives a comfortable life as top dog at the home of the Judge. Son of a handsome St Bernard, Buck too is handsome, intelligent and totally trusted by the household. But everything changes when Buck is stolen from his life of luxury and forced into the harsh labour of a sledge dog in the heart of the icy Yukon Territory.
How Buck survives his savage ordeal and responds to the pull of life as a dog living in the wild is a powerful story of the reality of nature which can only partially be trained out of the dog.
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This exciting tale recounts the adventures of Buck, a spirited pet forced into the harsh brutalities of life as a sled-dog during the Alaska gold rush. The gripping narrative tells of Buck's conversion from a pampered house-dog into a crafty and primitive beast that learns to survive the cruelties of the Far North. Abridged edition. 6 illustrations.
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This exciting tale recounts the adventures of Buck, a spirited pet forced into the harsh brutalities of life as a sled-dog during the Alaska gold rush. The gripping narrative tells of Buck's conversion from a pampered house-dog into a crafty and primitive beast that learns to survive the cruelties of the Far North.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Call of the Wild and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
The Call of the Wild features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Classic Literature
Paperback, Hardback. Not Available.
The Call of the Wild was written by Jack London and published by Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc.
The Call of the Wild has 64 pages
Yes it is part of Children's Thrift Classics series
