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The Call of the Wild

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Call of the Wild

Contributors:

By (Author) Jack London
Introduction by Melvin Burgess

ISBN:

9780141336541

Publisher:

Penguin Random House Children's UK

Imprint:

Puffin Classics

Publication Date:

2nd June 2011

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

813.52

Physical Properties

Number of Pages:

160

Dimensions:

Width 138mm, Height 184mm, Spine 20mm

Weight:

215g

Description

Favourite Puffin Classics in beautiful hardback 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

Author Bio

Jack London (1876-1916) was born John Chaney in Pennsylvania, USA. In 1896 he was caught up in the gold rush to the Klondike river in north-west Canada, which became the inspiration for The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906). Jack London became one of the most widely read writers in the world.

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