The Call of the Wild

By: Jack London

Language: English

Quality: Good

Genre: Children books Age 6-8, Children books Age 9-12, Classics,

ISBN: 9789953553641

SKU: BE501279904782

Pages: 160

Description: NOTE: TEAR ON LAST NON TEXT RELATED PAGE.INSIDE CONDITION IS GOOD. Puffin Classics bring together the best-loved stories to a new generation. In The Call of the Wild life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of toil and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck must fight for his survivial. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master of his realm once again? Jack London (1876-1916) was born John Chaney in Pennsylvania, USA and despite a lack of education in his childhood, and a variety of odd jobs, he always maintained his love of books. In 1896 he was caught up in the gold rush to the Klondike river in north-west Canada which became the inspiration for his story, The Call of the Wild, published in 1903, and followed by White Fang in 1906. Jack London became one of the most widely read writers in the world. With an inspirational introduction by award-winning author Melvyn Burgess, The Call of the Wild is one of the wonderful Puffin Classics being relaunched with exciting new covers