The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Buck is a dog born to luxury, but his life changes dramatically when he is sold to be a sled dog in the Yukon Terrority. He earns a reputation for his strength and courage, and is rescued from a series of bad owners by John Thornton, who teaches him to love. When John is...

Call of the Wild (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Jack London Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night...

Allow your children to experience the adventure, freedom, and wonder of childhood with this practical guide that provides all the information, inspiration, and advice you need for creating a modern, quality homeschool education.

Inspired by the spirit of Henry David Thoreau—"All good things are wild and free"—mother of five Ainsley Arment founded Wild + Free. This growing online community of mothers and families

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An energetic and enthralling series of encounters with warlords, mujahideen fighters and hardy deminers that will take you into the life of an Australian soldier sent alone into the wilds of Afghanistan. In 1991, following the Soviet-Afghan war, Graeme Membrey left the comfort of his home in Perth to work for an Afghan NGO in the United Nations demining program. Along with his pregnant wife, he travelled to Karachi, then to Islamabad, before settling...

Though the world is convinced that Lady Britannia Halsey's fiancé perished on the fields of Waterloo, she is certain he is still alive. And she is determined to find him...before her twenty-fifth birthday. When the Earl of Wick sees a portrait of her beloved Peter, and claims he looks just like a wounded warrior working on his highland estate, it only seems logical to hide off to Scotland and meet this man. To Britannia's annoyance, she finds herself...

The book titled Call of the Wild Wolf gives a concept of some of the problems and policies of our wonderful national parks.The book titled Lost and Found Mines, West of the Pecos and in Big Bend gives an insight of most of the mines in the area, and the hidden treasures therein.

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Call of the Wild with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Call of the Wild by Jack London, which follows Buck the dog's journey as he learns about life in the wild and how to survive in the brutal wilderness. It is a celebration of London's own experiences in the American Far North and has been published in 47 languages, as well as being adapted...

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CliffsNotes on Call of the Wild & White Fang covers not one, but two of Jack London's best known adventures. Meet an amazing dog named Buck and his human friend John Thornton in Call of the Wild, and then follow the story of two men, Henry and Bill, and the life of an unforgettable

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Great, heartbreaking tale about a young man and his bride and their journey to Alaska by sea, as well as about many interesting men and women they meet along the way...

The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events leads to his serving as a sled dog in the Yukon during the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush, in which sled dogs were bought at generous prices. Published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is London's most-read book, and it is generally considered his best,

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