In 1897 Buck, an intrepid shepherd dog is kidnapped andshipped to the Klondike gold fields. There he must learn "the law of club and fang"--or die. Buck learns quickly how to survive: keeping warm in a frozen land, scenting perilous changes in the weather, and protecting himself against the lead sled dog, Spitz. But most important, he learns the song of the wolves, as plaintive and old as the breed itself.
year: 1963, 1993, 1994, 1974, 2002, 1989, 1999, 2008, 1966, 1931, 2012
call number/section: 1000, 813
subjects: wolves, juvenile fiction, dogs, fiction, alaska, fiction, adventure, fiction, adventure and adventurers - fiction, dogs - fiction, wolves - fiction, survival, quest, pets, animals, klondike
Editions
London, Jack
Macmillan (1963)
The dog hero, Buck, is stolen from his home and pressed into service as a sledge dog in the Klondike.
Schools: 6
London, Jack
Cabin Fever Entertainment, Inc. (1993)
The call of the wild depicts the struggles of a spirited dog learning to survive in a hostile world. He learns so well in fact that he wishes to leave civilization in the end to follow the "call of the wild". (97 min.).
Schools: 1
London, Jack
Aerie Books Ltd. (1994)
During the Klondike gold rush, a stolen dog becomes a miner's best friend before it joins the wolf pack.
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Pocket Books (1974)
Taken from a kindly owner, Buck is forced into the perilous life of a sled dog in the treacherous Yukon Territory during the Klondike gold rush. Presented in comic book format.
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Sound Room Publishers (2002)
Buck, a dog that has been forced into the harsh life of a sled dog, befriends a man seeking his fortune in the Klondike gold fields, and must ultimately decide whether to stay with his master or obey his instinct to join the wolves.
Schools: 5
London, Jack
Pocket Books (1974)
Schools: 0
s.n.] (1989)
A twist to the novel by Jack London focusing on John Thornton's adventures in the deadly Alaskian icy winter and his incredible dog Buck as part of his method of survival.
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Recorded Books (1999)
A twist to the novel by Jack London focusing on John Thornton's adventures in the deadly Alaskian icy winter and his incredible dog Buck as part of his method of survival.
Schools: 0
Mancuso, Nick
distributed by Allumination Filmworks (2008)
Adventure story of a sled dog in the Yukon during the days of the Gold Rush.
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Watts, F. (1966)
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Grosset & Dunlap (1931)
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Baronet Books/Playmore (1989)
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Watts
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Recorded Books, LLC (1999)
In 1897 Buck, an intrepid shepherd dog is kidnapped andshipped to the Klondike gold fields. There he must learn "the law of club and fang"--or die. Buck learns quickly how to survive: keeping warm in a frozen land, scenting perilous changes in the weather, and protecting himself against the lead sled dog, Spitz. But most important, he learns the song of the wolves, as plaintive and old as the breed itself.
Schools: 1
London, Jack
Distributed by Allumination FilmWorks (2008)
Fifteen-year-old Miles Challenger, living in an Alaskan mining town, befriends a dog named Buck and find his life changed forever.
Schools: 0
Schroder, Rick
Vivendi Entertainment (2012)
An adaptation of Jack London's classic novel, which follows a young man into the Yukon wilderness, where he finds friendship with a wise Native American man and a dog named Buck.
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Adventure story of a sled dog in the Yukon during the days of the Gold Rush.
Schools: 0
London, Jack
The dog hero, Buck, is stolen from his home and pressed into service as a sledge dog in the Klondike.
Schools: 2
London, Jack
Pocket Books (1974)
Schools: 1
Mancuso, Nick
distributed by Allumination Filmworks (2008)
Adventure story of a sled dog in the Yukon during the days of the Gold Rush.
Schools: 1
London, Jack
Pocket Books (1974)
Taken from a kindly owner, Buck is forced into the perilous life of a sled dog in the treacherous Yukon Territory during the Klondike gold rush. Presented in comic book format.
Schools: 1
London, Jack
Baronet Books/Playmore (1989)
Schools: 1
London, Jack
Watts, F. (1966)
Schools: 1
Schroder, Rick
Vivendi Entertainment (2012)
An adaptation of Jack London's classic novel, which follows a young man into the Yukon wilderness, where he finds friendship with a wise Native American man and a dog named Buck.
Schools: 0
London, Jack
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Schools: 0
London, Jack
Adventure story of a sled dog in the Yukon during the days of the Gold Rush.
Schools: 1