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Loading... The Call Of The Wild (Scholastic Classics)by Jack London
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I remember The Call of the Wild being a perennial book report choice for many students when I was in school. I never selected it and for that I am glad. I don't think it would have held my interest in elementary school as it barely held my interest now. While reading the book, I saw the hard life of a dog through the dog's eyes. It was a decent enough story but I just can't grasp why it's a classic. There was a lot of dog on dog violence and some brutal animal abuse. All in all, it was kind of depressing. (  ) JennSicu | Dec 30, 2009 |  After reading, I tought it is not clear that when we have accident in one's peaceful life. interesting. (  ) harunak | Dec 17, 2009 | Great book! (  ) phillipjreese | Dec 7, 2009 | It was a great book and it was slow but it had great ending to it. (  ) MrsSClass | Dec 7, 2009 | I was going to share this book with my son however thought better of it after the first chapter. This book is definitely for the older...older set of children. It contains a GREAT DEAL of violence. If you are an animal lover as am I you will have a hard time stomaching this one. That being said I could not stop myself from following Buck on his journey. I felt so sad for him when he was taken from his plush life and thrust into the brutal world of a working dog in during the gold rush. I found myself cheering him on against both the human bullies and cay-nine bullies. I felt genuine satisfaction in his following his instincts and returning to the wild. Jack London brings you into the story with all of his gory detail. This was a wrenching book to read, I would definitely suggest it for the oldest group of students. They don't make them like this anymore (probably would be sued by PEDA). mrichter | Dec 6, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0027594556, Hardcover)Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title—offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of The Call of the Wild includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Dwight Swain. Kidnapped form his safe California home. Thrown into a life-and-death struggle on the frozen Artic wilderness. Half St. Bernard, half shepard, Buck learns many hard lessons as a sled dog: the lesson of the leash, of the cold, of near-starvation and cruelty. And the greatest lesson he learns from his last owner, John Thornton: the power of love and loyalty. Yet always, even at the side of the human he loves, Buck feels the pull in his bones, an urge to answer his wolf ancestors as they howl to him. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:12 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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