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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Adapted and illustrated for young readers. Buck, a wealthy judge's dog, leads a quiet life until he is kidnapped, sold and taken to the freezing north. Forced to become a sled dog, Buck learns to love the harsh, natural world. When the time comes, will he return to his former life as a pet, or will he embrace the call of the wild?"--Back cover.
2) White Fang
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Adapts Jack London's novel, which chronicles a wolf-dog's struggles to survive in two worlds, those of people and other dogs, where he endures abuse and a career as a vicious fight dog before learning to trust one of the "gods," a human.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
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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4) The sea-wolf
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
A thrilling epic of a sea voyage and a complex novel of ideas. The Sea Wolf is a standard-bearer of its genre. The vivid story of a gentleman scholar's rescue and subsequent ordeal at the hands of a hunting schooner's brutal captain and devious crew. It remains one of Jack London's finest achievements.
Author
Publisher
Signet Classics
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
An epic of action-filled excitement. Rescued from drowning, a pampered gentleman awakes in a special kind of hell. He's aboard the Ghost, a sealing schooner outbound for months of hunting. Wolf Larson, the devilish captain, a fiendish crew, the cruel sea, and unlikely love make this tale immortal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike goldfields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Presented in graphic novel format.
Publisher
Cookie Jar Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
White Fang, part wolf and part husky, is the hero of this exciting series of adventures set in the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s. Based on the classic short story by Jack London, the series starts when the animal's life is saved by 12 year old Wendy Scott, and a unique and lasting friendship evolves. Features all 26 episodes plus 5 bonus episodes!
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the beloved literary classic, this film is the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in...
Author
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A collection of more than two hundred of Jack London's photographs from the Huntington Library, many of them previously unpublished, accompanied by commentary that place the photographs in the context of his writings and times.
15) Call of the wild
Publisher
Distributed by Allumination FilmWorks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Buck is a canine hero who faces adventures in a turn of the century Alaskan mining town and the surrounding area of Forty-Mile. Buck spends his time with his human friends Miles, and Miles' friends John and Adoley Thornton. Miles is a 15-year-old boy whose life will be forever changed after he encounters the heroic and powerful Buck.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012], p1976
Language
English
Description
An epic tale of ambition, debauchery, and intrigue, the Emmy-winning BBC series is one of the most popular and acclaimed dramas in Masterpiece Theatre history. Based on the novels by Robert Graves, spanning the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Nero. Episodes include: A Touch of Murder, Waiting in the Wings, What Shall We Do About Claudius?, Poison is Queen, Some Justice, plus extended versions of episodes one and two, and bonus features....
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Journey back in time with this collection of classic travel writing from great authors and adventurers. These extraordinary odysseys over land and sea captivated audiences and gave them a glimpse into countries, cities and cultures like never before. Tales include Robert Byron's ten-month journey through Persia to Afghanistan in the early 30s; Jack London's 1907 sailing adventure across the south Pacific; and Teddy Roosevelt's scientific exploration...
Series
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"A hair-raising collection of adventure stories that's so big and enthralling if you open it you may never be seen again: enter at your own risk. Everyone loves adventure, and Otto Penzler has collected the best adventure stories of all time into one mammoth volume. With stories by Jack London, O. Henry, H. Rider Haggard, Alastair MacLean, Talbot Mundy, Cornell Woolrich, and many others, this wide-reaching and fascinating volume contains some of the...
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