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| The Call of the Wild (Great Illustrated Classics) | 
| Authors: Jack London, Mitsu Yamamoto, Pablo Marcos Studio
Publisher: Abdo Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $21.35
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 160865
Media: Library Binding
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 238
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1577656822
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9781577656821
ASIN: 1577656822
Publication Date: January 2002
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Condition: Brand new, never been opened.
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Buck realizes his potential June 30, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Gold was found in Alaska, the rush to obtain it required a strong constitution and many dogs to do the work that horses usually did in the states. The environment bread harsh attitudes. Also in the testing of ones mettle one finds their true potential.
Buck (a dog that is half St Bernard and half Shepherd) goes through many lives, trials, and tribulations finally realizing his potential. On the way he learns many concepts from surprise, to deceit, and cunning; he also learns loyalty, devotion, and love. As he is growing he feels the call of the wild.
This book is well written. There is not a wasted word or thought and the story while building on its self has purpose and direction. The descriptions may be a tad graphic for the squeamish and a tad sentimental for the romantic. You see the world through Buck's eyes and understand it through his perspective until you also feel the call of the wild.
A rocking book review June 9, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Call of the Wild
By: Jack London
A book review
If you like stories about sled dogs driving people to Alaska, then you would probably want to read this book. The people were going to Alaska because they wanted to find gold. Along the way there were challenges and adventures.
First Buck, a St. Bernard-Scotch Shepard, was kidnapped from his cozy home in California and taken to the frozen north in Alaska. When he was in Alaska he became a sled dog. Next, Buck had many battles with different dogs. Buck made himself a lead dog.
I like this book The Call of the Wild because it had many action scenes. The reason why I like the action scenes there were fights and adventures. Another reason I like this book because I learned about many types of dogs. I learned that dogs can pull sleds. I also learned that dogs can have fights. The last thing I liked about the book was that the author wrote captions under the illustrations. I liked that because it tells you what is happening.
In conclusion, I would recommend this book because it is a great action/adventure book about a St. Bernard-Scotch Shepard named Buck. This book is also great because I like dogs and they are my favorite pets. If you enjoy reading about dogs then you will love this book as well.
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