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By (author) London, Jack; Illustrated by Beck, Ian
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Set at the time of the Klondike gold rush, The Call of the Wild is one of the great evocations of the natural world, and perhaps the best example of London”s famously urgent and vivid style. This edition contains a section of extra material for young readers including a section about the Artic Gold Rush, a quiz and test yourself.
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When Buck is smuggled from his beloved home in the Santa Clara Valley and forced to work as a sled-dog in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon, he must forget the long, lazy Californian days and face a life of constant toil and danger under the whip of cruel or inept masters, where survival itself must be fought for. But with his primal instincts stirred, how long can Buck resist the call of the wild?Set at the time of the Klondike Gold Rush, The Call of the Wild is one of the greatest evocations of the natural world, and perhaps the best example of London’s famously urgent and vivid style. This edition also includes ‘Brown Wolf’, ‘That Spot’ and ‘To Build a Fire’ – three Yukon tales that demonstrate London’s mastery of the short-story genre.
Review quote:
A story which has gained its own life and will probably be with us for as long as we’re reading books.
Biographical note:
Jack London (1876–1916) was a journalist, as well as a prolific and best-selling novelist, best known for his novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang.
Promotional headline:
The Call of the Wild is the perfect companion to the Alma Junior Classics edition of White Fang. Beautifully illustrated by Ian Beck, both books tell stories of courage, strength and survival, and are considered the greatest and most popular animal stories ever written.
for collection:
AlmaJunior Classics series of illustrated classics includes some of the greatestbooks ever written for younger readers and new translations of unjustlyneglected international works. Our aim is to give our list an internationalfeel and offer young readers to opportunity to connect with other culturesand literatures – this applies not only to the titles we chose but also tothe illustrators we commission – so that we can bring a bit of novelty intothe canon of British children’s literature. All children’s classics containextra material for young readers, including a profile of the author, asection on the book, a list of characters, a glossary and a test-yourselfquiz.
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A timeless children classic about survival during the days of the 19th century Klondike Gold Rush
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Part of the Alma Junior Classics collection, The Call of the Wild is presented here with illustrations by Ian Beck
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The perfect companion to Alma Junior Classics edition of White Fang, also illustrated by Ian Beck
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Contains a section of extra material for young readers including a section on the author, a quiz and test-yourself quiz
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