YA - Young Adult
Cover image for The call of the wild
Title:
The call of the wild
Personal Author EPSB:
Jack, London
Summary:
Buck is a dog born to luxury, but his life changes dramatically when he is sold to be a sled dog in the Yukon Terrority. He earns a reputation for his strength and courage, and is rescued from a series of bad owners by John Thornton, who teaches him to love. When John is killed, Buck is free to follow the call of the wild.
Year Published:
1994,

1982
Series:
Puffin classics
Physical Description:
134 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

vi, 133 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Subject:
Gold mines and mining -- Alaska -- Fiction.

Sled dogs -- Fiction.

Wolves -- Fiction.

Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.

Animal welfare -- Fiction.

Feral dogs -- Fiction.

Pet theft -- Fiction.
Geographic Term:
Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.

Northwest, Canadian -- History -- 1870-1905 -- Fiction.

Yukon -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.

Canada -- History -- 1867-1914 -- Fiction.
Genre:
Action and adventure fiction

Historical fiction
Added Author:
Gascoigne, Martin.
ISBN:
9780140366693

9780141321059

9780141336541
Publisher:
London : Puffin, 1994, 2008, 2010.

©1982
Edmonton Public Schools