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The Call of the Wild, with eBook (Tantor Unabridged Classics)

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Hadn't read Call of the Wild since my sons were in grade school and we read it together. The brutality Buck experiences is pretty graphic and I'd forgotten it, but I'd still highly recommend it...it's very well written. Classic story...courage, tenacity, loyalty all wrapped into an excellent wildlife adventure...culminating with the ultimate "call of the wild." We listened to it on a road trip the day before going to Jack London home/park/museum in Glen Ellen, CA. Combination of listening to this book and visiting his home awakened an interest to read other books by Jack London. Very interesting man who lived every day to its fullest.

This ebook on CD was not always easy to navigate. I used it to help some of the struggling readers in my classroom and at times they found navigating the CD was more difficult than reading the book.

Gold was found in Alaska, the rush to obtain it required a strong constitution and many dogs to do the work that horses usually did in the states. The environment bread harsh attitudes. Also in the testing of ones mettle one finds their true potential.

Buck (a dog that is half St Bernard and half Shepherd) goes through many lives, trials, and tribulations finally realizing his potential. On the way he learns many concepts from surprise, to deceit, and cunning; he also learns loyalty, devotion, and love. As he is growing he feels the call of the wild.

This book is well written. There is not a wasted word or thought and the story while building on its self has purpose and direction. The descriptions may be a tad graphic for the squeamish and a tad sentimental for the romantic. You see the world through Buck's eyes and understand it through his perspective until you also feel the call of the wild.

The Call of the Wild - Dog of the Yukon (1997)