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"Kidnapped from his California home and sold to prospectors embarked for the Yukon Gold Rush, Buck, a pampered house dog who has known comfort all of his life, finds himself thrust into a brutal world of cruel human masters, savage fellow sled-dogs, and an unforgiving wilderness full of hardship and misery. In the wilds, Buck earns the love of a man as rugged as he is, and he reacquaints himself with his true animal nature, a noble heritage passed...
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The Call Of The Wild is the story of Buck, a dog stolen from his home and thrust into the merciless life of the Arctic north to endure hardship, bitter cold, and the savage lawlessness of man and beast. White Fang is the adventure of an animal -- part dog, part wolf -- turned vicious by cruel abuse, then transformed by the patience and affection of one man.
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When men find gold in the frozen north of Canada, they need dogs - big, strong dogs to pull the sleds on the long journeys to and from the gold mines. Buck is stolen from his home in the south and sold as a sled-dog. He has to learn a new way of life - how to work in harness, how to stay alive in the ice and the snow . . . and how to fight.
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Classics illustrated) volume 15
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Retells in graphic novel format London's story about an unusual dog, part Saint Bernard and part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
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"A collection of Jack London's most profound and moving allegorical tales. The call of the wild, London's masterpiece about a dog learning to survive in the wilderness, sees pampered pet Buck snatched from his home and set to work as a sled-dog. White Fang, set in the frozen tundra and boreal forests of Canada's Yukon territory, is the story of a wolf-dog struggling to survive in a human society every bit as violent as the natural world. This is a...
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Signet classic volume 2390
Signet classic volume CT780
Kennebec Large Print perennial favorites collection
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Signet classic volume CT780
Kennebec Large Print perennial favorites collection
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First published in 1903, The call of the wild borught Jack London international acclaim and a readership that would span generations. Stolen from his comfortable California home, Buck -- a powerful half-St. Bernard, half-Scottish sheepdog -- is shipped to the Klondike and pressed into service as a sled dog. So begins an odyssey in which Buck suffers cruelty and neglect, learns the brutal skills of a survivor, finds a gentle master that he can respect...
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"Speaking to the growing national trend, The Call of the Wild and Free equips families to provide quality homeschool education, and encourages all parents and caregivers to raise kids to experience the adventure, freedom, and wonder of childhood"--
Arment founded an online community of mothers and families who want their children to receive a quality education at home by challenging their intellectual abilities and nurturing their sense of curiosity,...
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