"The Call of the Wild" follows Buck, a domestic dog who is stolen from his comfortable life in California and thrust into the brutal world of the Alaskan Gold Rush. As he adapts to the harsh conditions and the law of survival, Buck reconnects with his primitive instincts. He faces challenges from both nature and humans, learning the ways of the wild and the call of his ancestors. Through trials and tribulations, Buck transforms from a pampered pet into a fierce, independent creature, ultimately answering the call of the wild and embracing his true nature. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Call Of the Wild .
This book is aimed at children at US 6th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 76 pages in this book.
This is a novella. A novella is short novel or a long short story and typically ranges from 20, 000 to 50, 000 words, which translates to about 100 to 200 pages, depending on formatting, font size, and other factors like page layout. Novellas offer a focused narrative with fewer subplots than a novel and a more direct approach to storytelling. Some famous novellas, such as The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, fall within this length range.
This book was published in 2019 by Les Prairies Numeriques .
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.
This book contains the following story:
Call of the Wild
Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, Buck triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack. The story records the 'decivilisation' of Buck as he answers 'the call of the wild', an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds.
This book features the following characters:
John Thornton
This book features the character John Thornton.
Spitz
This book features the character Spitz.
Buck
This book features the character Buck.