Jack London
24) Klondike tales
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Description
Presents twenty-three of Jack London's wilderness tales, which grew from his experiences during the Klondike gold rush, and includes maps and text notes.
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Born into poverty, Jack London led a knockabout existence before achieving success as one of the most popular authors of his era. In the course of his brief but active life, he sought adventure-as a hobo, prospector, sailor, and a dozen other occupations-along with self-education from the works of Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, and Jung. The vitality and variety of London's experiences are reflected in his stories, which range from earthy accounts of survival...
26) White Fang
Series
Pub. Date
c2011, c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Born in the wilds of the freezing cold Yukon, the wolf cub White Fang soon learns the harsh laws of nature, growing fiercer and more independent in his struggle to survive. Yet buried deep inside him are distant memories of affection and love. Can he learn to trust man again?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
An adapted version for young readers of the tale of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Description
1 videocassette. 91 minutes. color. VHS format. CC closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Based on the novel by Jack London. John Thornton sets out for the Yukon to escape his father's control, but finds the harsh conditions and competitive spirit to be more of a challenge than he had anticipated.
Author
Pub. Date
c1985
Description
The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated and even somewhat pampered dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events finds him serving as a sled dog in the treacherous, frigid Yukon during the days of the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rushes in which sled dogs were bought at generous prices. Published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is one of London's most-read...