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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:
1950
Series:
Children's classics.
Physical Description:
112 pages ; 19 cm.

102 pages ; 18 cm.

xii, 114 pages ; 18 cm.

157 pages ; 18 cm.

119 pages ; 18 cm.

172 pages ; 18 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.
Genre:
Action and adventure fiction

Historical fiction
ISBN:
9780435120023

9780671704940

9780938819035

9781854712103

9781858137353

9780439227148

9780101321059
Publisher:
London : Heinemann Educational, 1950.

Toronto, Ont. : Pocket Books, 1974.

New York : Tom Doherty Associates, 1988.

London : Bloomsbury Books, 1993.

London : Parragon Book Service, 1994.

New York : Scholastic, 2000.

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