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Understanding The Call of the Wild
A Novella by Jack London



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CONTENTS

º Resources on The Call of the Wild   from Amazon.com
º Jack London, 1876-1916, Author of The Call of the Wild  - Portraits & Biography
º The Call of the Wild  eBook, eText or Online Text, Index & Concordance
º Analysis, Critique, Reviews, and General Resources on Jack London/ Call of the Wild
º Study Guides on The Call of the Wild
º Lesson Plans and Webquests on The Call of the Wild
º Film, Movie, Drama, Video, Audio, Images, Music Sites on The Call of the Wild
º Student Projects on The Call of the Wild
º Special Topics Related to The Call of the Wild,  e.g. Klondike Gold Rush
º Miscellaneous Sites on Jack London and/or The Call of the Wild  including Games, Poems, Quizzes, Quotations, Organizations
º Links to other The Call of the Wild  Web Sites

Note: Some topics may be overlapped.


What is the difference between a Novel and a Novella?

Difference between a Novel and a Novella - "A novella is a narrative work of prose fiction longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. See also: What Is a Novella? Good Short Novels: How Short is a Short Novel? The Bardo Realm by Jonny Bardo. Definitions from Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA):


Resources from Amazon.com

Call of the Wild:
A Unit Plan
(Litplans on CD)
(CD-ROM)
by Mary B. Collins

<i>Call of the Wild</i>: A Unit Plan (Litplans on CD) (CD-ROM) by Mary B. Collins, Based on the book by Jack London
Jack London:
An American Original
(Oxford Portraits)
(Library Binding)
by Rebecca Stefoff

Jack London: An American Original (Oxford Portraits) (Library Binding) by Rebecca Stefoff

The Call of the Wild
(Scholastic Classics)
(Paperback)
by Jack London


<i>The Call of the Wild</i> (Scholastic Classics) (Paperback) by Jack London
Spark Notes
Jack London's
The Call of the Wild
(Paperback)
by SparkNotes Editors


Spark Notes <i>The Call of the Wild</i> by Jack London, (Paperback), Notes by SparkNotes Editors
Call of the Wild (1975)
DVD from
Good Times Video
Starring:
Charlton Heston
Michèle Mercier
Director:
Ken Annakin
Rating: PG


<i>Call of the Wild</i> (1975) DVD from Good Times Video, Starring: Charlton Heston, Michèle Mercier, Director: Ken Annakin, Rating: PG
Jack London's
The Call of the Wild
(Webster's Chinese-Simplified
Thesaurus Edition)
(Paperback) for ESL,
TOEFL & AP
Test Preparation,
by ICON Reference


Jack London's <i>The Call of the Wild</i> (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition) (Paperback) for ESL, TOEFL & AP Test Preparation, by ICON Reference
Jack London:
Novels and Stories:
Call of the Wild
White Fang
The Sea-Wolf
Klondike
and Other Stories
(Library of America)
(Hardcover)
by Jack London

Jack London : Novels and Stories : <i>Call of the Wild / White Fang / The Sea-Wolf / Klondike</i> and Other Stories by Jack London (Library of America)

The Call of the Wild:
Dog of the Yukon
(1997) (VHS)
Starring:
Rutger Hauer
Bronwen Booth
Director:
Peter Svatek
Rating: PG


<i>The Call of the Wild</i> - Dog of the Yukon (1997) (VHS) Starring: Rutger Hauer, Bronwen Booth, Director: Peter Svatek, Rating: PG
The Call of the Wild
(Whole Story)
(Paperback)
by Jack London (Author)
(With Photos & Maps)
Philippe Jacquin (Author)
Philippe Munch (Author)
David Jacobson (Translator)

<i>The Call of the Wild</i> (Whole Story) (Paperback) 
by Jack London (Author), (With Photos & Maps), Philippe Jacquin (Author), Philippe Munch (Author), David Jacobson (Translator)

The Call of the Wild:
Complete
and Unabridged
(Tor Classics)
(Mass Market
Paperback)
by Jack London


<i>The Call of the Wild</i>: Complete and Unabridged (Tor Classics) (Mass Market Paperback) by Jack London
The Call of the Wild
(Great Illustrated Classics)
(Library Binding)
by Jack London
Illustrator:
Mitsu Yamamoto
Pablo Marcos Studio

<i>The Call of the Wild</i> (Great Illustrated Classics) (Library Binding) by Jack London, Illustrator: Mitsu Yamamoto, Pablo Marcos Studio - abridged, large print with illustrations
The Call of the Wild
[AUDIOBOOK]
[CD] [MP3 AUDIO]
(MP3 CD)
by Jack London
Narrator:
Patrick Girard Lawlor


<i>The Call of the Wild</i> [AUDIOBOOK] [CD] [MP3 AUDIO] (MP3 CD) by Jack London, Narrator: Patrick Girard Lawlor
Jack London's
(aka John Griffith London's)
The Call of the Wild:
A Study Guide from
Gale's Novels for Students
(Volume 08, Chapter 3)
[DOWNLOAD: PDF]
(Digital)

Jack London's (aka John Griffith London's) <i>The Call of the Wild</i>: A Study Guide from Gale's Novels for Students (Volume 08, Chapter 3) [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (Digital)
The Call of the Wild
(Kingfisher Classics)
(Hardcover)
by Jack London
Foreword by
Jean Craighead George
Illustrated by
Andrew Davidson

<i>The Call of the Wild</i> (Kingfisher Classics) (Hardcover) by Jack London, Jean Craighead George (Foreword), Andrew Davidson (Illustrator)
Call of the Wild
Moby Dick
White Fang
Children's Classics
DVD Not Rated
from Good Times Video

<i>Call of the Wild</i>, Adventures of Young Moby Dick, White Fang - Children's Classics DVD 134 min. Not Rated, from Good Times Video
The Call of the Wild
(The Classic Collection)
[AUDIOBOOK] [CD]
[UNABRIDGED]
(Audio CD)
by Jack London
Roger Dressler (Narrator)

<i>The Call of the Wild</i> (The Classic Collection) [AUDIOBOOK] [CD] [UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD) 
by Jack London, Roger Dressler (Narrator)

Call of the Wild (1975) [DVD]
Starring: Charlton Heston
Michèle Mercier
Director: Ken Annakin
Rating: PG


<i>Call of the Wild</i> (1975) Starring: Charlton Heston, Michèle Mercier. Director: Ken Annakin. Rating: PG
Jack London's
Call of the Wild (1975) [VHS]
Starring: Charlton Heston
Michèle Mercier
Director: Ken Annakin
Rating: PG


Jack London's <i>Call of the Wild</i> (1975) [VHS] Starring: Charlton Heston, Michèle Mercier. Director: Ken Annakin. Rating: PG
Clark Gable in
Jack London's
Call of the Wild (1935)
[Region One USA DVD]
from 20th Century Fox
Director: William Wellman
Rating: Not Rated

Clark Gable in Jack London's <i>Call of the Wild</i> (1935) [Region One USA DVD] from 20th Century Fox. Director: William Wellman. Rating: Not Rated
Jack London's
The Call of the Wild
[ABRIDGED]
[AUDIOBOOK]
[CLASSICAL]
[2 Audio CDs]
Read by Garrick Hagon


Jack London - <i>The Call of the Wild</i> [ABRIDGED] [AUDIOBOOK] [CLASSICAL] [2 Audio CDs] Read by Garrick Hagon

A Guide for Using
The Call of the Wild
in the Classroom
(Paperback)
by Philip Denny


Literature Unit: A Guide for Using <i>The Call of the Wild</i> in the Classroom (Paperback) by Philip Denny, Teacher Created Resources
Readings on
The Call of the Wild
(Literary Companion Series)
(Hardcover)
by Jack London (Author)
Katie De Koster (Editor)


Readings on <i>The Call of the Wild</i>(Literary Companion Series) (Hardcover) by Jack London (Author), Katie De Koster (Editor)

The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
Illustrated by
Martin Gascoigne
(Puffin Classics)
(Paperback)


<i>The Call of the Wild</i> by Jack London, Martin Gascoigne (Illustrator), (Puffin Classics) (Paperback)

The Call of the Wild
(Ultimate Classics)
[UNABRIDGED]
(Audio Cassette)
by Jack London (Author)
Ethan Hawke (Narrator)


<i>The Call of the Wild</i> (Ultimate Classics) [UNABRIDGED] (Audio Cassette) 
by Jack London (Author), Ethan Hawke (Narrator)
The Wit & Wisdom
of Jack London:
A Collection of
Quotations from His
Writing and Letters
(Paperback)
Compendium by
Margie Wilson

The Wit & Wisdom of Jack London: A Collection of Quotations from His Writing and Letters (Paperback) by Jack London, Compendium by Margie Wilson
Understanding
The Call of the Wild:
A Student Casebook
to Issues, Sources, and
Historical Documents
(The Greenwood Press
"Literature in
Context" Series)

Understanding <i>The Call of the Wild</i>: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents (The Greenwood Press
The Call of the Wild
(Aladdin Classics)
(Paperback)
by Jack London (Author)
Gary Paulsen (Foreword)

<i>The Call of the Wild</i> (Aladdin Classics) (Paperback) by Jack London (Author), Gary Paulsen (Foreword)
The Spell of the Yukon
(Hardcover)
by Robert Service
Other poems include:
The Land God Forgot
The Law of the Yukon
The Call of the Wild

The Spell of the Yukon (Hardcover) by Robert Service. Poems include: The Land God Forgot, The Heart of the Sourdough, The Three Voices, The Parson's Son, The Law of the Yukon, <i>The Call of the Wild</i>
The Call of the Wild:
A Naturalistic Romance
(Twayne's
Masterwork Studies)
(Hardcover)
by Jacqueline
Tavernier-Courbin

<i>The Call of the Wild</i> A Naturalistic Romance (Twayne's Masterwork Studies) (Hardcover) by Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin
Jack London's
The Call of the Wild
and White Fang
(Cliffs Notes)
by Samuel J. Umland


Jack London's <i>The Call of the Wild</i> and White Fang (Cliffs Notes) by Samuel J. Umland

Jack London's
The Call of the Wild
for Teachers
by Daniel Dyer


Jack London's <i>The Call of the Wild</i> for Teachers by Daniel Dyer

Glencoe Literature
Library Study Guide:
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
(Paperback)



Glencoe Literature Library Study Guide: <i>The Call of the Wild</i> by Jack London (Paperback)
Klondike:
Quest for Gold
Episode 1
Watch Theatrical Trailer

Klondike: Quest For Gold Episode 1
Klondike:
Quest for Gold
Episode 2
Watch Theatrical Trailer

Klondike: Quest For Gold Episode 2
Klondike:
Quest for Gold
Episode 3
Watch Theatrical Trailer

Klondike: Quest For Gold Episode 3
The Klondike Quest
A Photographic
Essay/ 1897-1899
by Pierre Berton

Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay 1897-1899, Hardcover, by Pierre Berton
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Jack London, 1876-1916, Author of The Call of the Wild - Portraits & Biography

Jack London Google image from www.huntington.org/.../JackLondonwingcollar2.jpg Jack London Google image from www.bibliotecasvirtuales.com/.../JackLondon.jpg Jack London Google image from img.tfd.com/authors/london.jpg

About the Author: Jack London from Classic Reader. Includes: Rated Titles in Fiction category, Titles in Non-Fiction category, Titles in Short Stories category. Author biographies courtesy of Authors' Calendar.

The Cambridge Companion to American Realism and Naturalism: The Call of the Wild and The Jungle. Short article on Jack London's and Upton Sinclair's Animal and Human Jungles by Jacqueline Tavernier-courbin. "Sinclair was less generous in his appraisal of London, basing his criticism not on the work but on the man. Voicing his own deep-set puritanical nature, he damned London for such sins as smoking, drinking, ..."

Jack London. Brief biography from American Literature. The Jack London Page: Literary Classics and Short Stories for Readers and Writers.

Jack London from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "Jack London, probably born John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and over fifty other books." Contents include: Personal background, Early life, First marriage (1900-1904), Second marriage, Beauty Ranch (1910-1917), Accusations of plagiarism, Political views, Controversial Views on Race, Death, Works, Short stories, Novels, Nonfiction and autobiographical memoirs, Apocrypha, Jack London Credo, The Scab, Might is Right, Traven, Notes, Novels, Autobiographical memoirs, Nonfiction and essays, Plays, Trivia, External links.

Jack London (1876 - 1916). Biography from The Free Library by Farlex. "Jack London was born in San Francisco. He was deserted by his father, 'Professor' William Henry Chaney, an itinerant astrologer, and raised in Oakland by his mother Flora Wellman, a music teacher and spiritualist. London's stepfather John London, whose surname he took, was a failed storekeeper. London's youth was marked by poverty. ..." Includes Famous quotations by Jack London.

Jack London (1876-1916) - original name John Griffith Chaney. Biography from Authors' Calendar.

Jack London. Books and biography from Read Print, your free online library.

Jack London - Biography and Works from Literature Network, with e-text links to Jack London's Fiction, Short Stories, Poetry, and more.

Jack London Book Collection from Utah State University. "The author of such classics as Call of the Wild and White Fang, London led a life that was even more adventuresome than the characters he created. ... Included in that collection is a complete set of first editions of Jack London's books ... exhibit features an image of the cover and title page of each book as well as London's inscription and photograph. The pictures range from vacation snapshots to family portraits to pin-up photos of London himself."

Jack London - his life and books from Sonoma State Historic Park. "Jack London fought his way up out of the factories and waterfront dives of West Oakland to become the highest paid, most popular novelist and short story writer of his day. He wrote passionately and prolifically about the great questions of life and death, the struggle to survive with dignity and integrity, and he wove these elemental ideas into stories of high adventure based on his own firsthand experiences at sea, or in Alaska, or in the fields and factories of California." Includes photo of Jack London at age 8 with his dog Rollo.

Jack London's Grave Site. Includes photo of Jack and Charmian London's grave. "... on November 26, 1916, in a silent ceremony, Charmian London placed her husband's ashes on the chosen knoll under a large lava rock. After she passed away in 1955, Charmian's ashes were also laid to rest under the rock."

London, Jack. Brief biography from The Free Dictionary by Farlex. "London, Jack (John Griffith London), 1876–1916, American author, b. San Francisco. The illegitimate son of an astrologer and a Welsh farm girl, he had a poverty-stricken childhood, brought up by his mother and her husband, John London. ..."

Who Was Jack London? From Wordsworth Publishing. An Overview, Jack London ... the Writer, the Sailor, the Gold Prospector, the Rancher, plus A Chronology of Jack London's Life.

The World of Jack London: A Pictorial Biography from JackLondons.net. A Short 2-Page Biography of Jack London with Color Pictures.

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The Call of the Wild  eBook, eText or Online Text, & Concordance

The Call of the Wild by Jack London - Project Gutenberg. Download this ebook for free. Note Copyright Status: Not copyrighted in the United States. If you live elsewhere, check the laws of your country before downloading this ebook. Other online etexts:

Concordance: London, Jack: Call of the Wild from The Victorian Literary Studies Archive: Hyper-Concordance.

Jack London: The Call of the Wild. Serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, June 20-July 18, 1903. Site maintained by Roy Tennant and Clarice Stasz, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.

The Call of the Wild (Serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, June 20 - July 18, 1903) by Jack London, with cover image provided by a photo taken by Bill Faulk, from the Young Readers American Classics Library. Comment from Aaron Ezis of Ezis Web Authoring Services: "The Call of the Wild by Jack London is in the range of 6-8 graders everywhere, although bright 3-6 graders will enjoy it."

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Analysis, Critique, Reviews, and General Resources on Jack London/Call of the Wild

Best Dog Story Ever Written: The Call of the Wild from the World of Jack London.

The Call of Jack London. Essay by Jeremiah Creedon from the Utne Reader.

The Call of the Wild: Preface, 100 Years of Criticism. Essay by Henry Veggian, PhD, University of Pittsburgh.

The Call of the Wild reviews from the nation's top critics and audiences at Rotten Tomatoes.

The Call of the Wild, White Fang & To Build a Fire (Modern Library) by Jack London from Powells.com. Very brief Synopses & Reviews. See also: Call of the Wild (Dover Thrift Edition) by Jack London. Publisher's Comment and brief Synopsis.

Feel call of the wild at Jack London Park by Bob Ehlert, Sacramento Bee, from desecretnews.com. "Jack London's life was a meteor that entered the atmosphere with such speed and ferocity, it's no wonder there was nothing left but ashes at his grave. ..."

The Jack London Page. Literary Classics and Short Stories for Readers and Writers. eTexts to Jack London's three novels: White Fang, The Sea Wolf, The Call of the Wild, and his short stories.

Jack London's Golden State. From Esther Lombardi, About.com.

Jack London's Naturalism: The Example of The Call of the Wild by Earl J. Wilcox, from the World of Jack London.

LibraryThing: The Call of the Wild by Jack London. 9 book reviews by members. LibraryThing connects people who read the same things.

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Study Guides on The Call of the Wild

BookRags: Call of the Wild Study Guide consists of approx. 76 pages of summaries and analysis. Contents include the following excerpts:

Bookwolf: Online Free BookNotes: The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Chapter Summaries & Interpretations. Contents: Context, The Author, Characters, Chapters 1-7, Questions for Study. Free download for ad supported version, includes Spam Blocker Utility.

The Call of the Wild: Information from Answers.com.

Call of the Wild - a novella by American writer Jack London, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Plot summary, Literary significance & criticism, Film, TV or theatrical adaptations, Japan Anime Call of the Wild.

The Call of the Wild by Jack London: Student Study Guide . Created by Brian Thornton, Haileybury, ON, Canada. Not to be used or copied in any manner without specific written consent of the publisher. All answers must be in sentence form. Chapters 1-7, Questions, Vocabulary, Enrichment.

Call of the Wild by Jack London: Vocabulary. Words (100 total words) listed in order of appearance by chaper.

The Call of the Wild: Reading Group Guide from the World of Jack London.

The Call of the Wild - Student Study Guide - Jack London. Created by Brian Thornton. Chapter by chapter questions. All answers must be in sentence form.

The Call of the Wild - Student Study Guide - Jack London by Brian Thornton, Capo Creations, Haileybury, Ontario, Canada. Chapters 1-7: Questions, Vocabulary, and Enrichment. Note: Not to be used or copied in any manner without specific written consent of the publisher.

The Call of the Wild Summary from eBookMall. Summary is located at the bottom of the page, after all the ebook ads.

Call of the Wild - Written by Jack London from ThinkQuest. Reading Level 7.3. Study guide contents:

CliffsNotes: The Call of the Wild - Jack London - Book Summary and Study Guide. Contents:

CliffsNotes: The Call of the Wild by Jack London at Yahoo! Education. The same CliffsNotes study guide is also available at Yahoo! About the Author, About the Novel - A Brief Synopsis, Chapter Analyses: Chapters 1-7.

The Glencoe Literature Library - Study Guide for The Call of the Wild by Jack London - in PDF, 22 pages. Student assignment sheets from Glencoe McGraw-Hill. Contents include: Meet Jack London, Introducing the Novel, Map of Alaska and the Yukon Territory, Active Reading, Vocabulary Preview, Relating Call of the Wild to With Age, How Do the Animals Fare? by Sherry Joe Crosby, from Sled Dogs by Elizabeth Ring, The Animal Mind by James L. Gould and Carol Grant Gould, and The Cat That Walked by Himself by Rudyard Kipling.

GradeSaver: ClassNote on Call of the Wild. Contents include:

The Literature Network - Call of the Wild by Jack London Study Guide: Search, Read, Study, Discuss.

Schmoop.com - The Call of the Wild by Jack London: Analysis, summary, chapter-by-chapter, themes, characters, notes, study questions, literature.

SparkNotes: The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Contents:

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Lesson Plans and Webquests on The Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild. A Web Quest for 8th Grade Reading by MaryAnn Duderstadt and Sue Larson.

The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Theme: Surviving in the Wild for Grades 7-8, from ClassZone.com Language Arts: Novel Guides. Theme Openers, Crosscurricular Activities, Research Assignments.

Call of the Wild   Webquest: Building Background Knowledge - in PDF, 2 pages designed for middle school students by Dixie L. Boschee, University of Minnesota.

Call of the Wild: Eighth Grade Language Arts - in PDF, 6 pages. Lesson plan by Karla Trobaugh and Lillian Williams. A Glynn's Integration of Systems Thinking (GIST) Project from Glynn County School System, Brunswick GA.

Call of the Wild Literature Unit. Activities, vocabulary, review quizzes for Grades 6-9, from edHelper.com.

Evaluating The Call of the Wild by Susan Moxley. Introduction, Task, Resources, Process, Evaluation, Conclusion.

Jack London's The Call of the Wild: “Nature Faker”? Lesson plan for Grades 6-8, from EDSITEment.

Survival: The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Teaching aid book, a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, from State of Utah Office of Education.

A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild - in PDF, 17 pages by Jim Cope and Wendy Cope, Professors of English, Kennesaw State University. Contents: Introduction, Prereading Activities, List of Characters, Synopsis of the Novel and Teaching Suggestions for Chapters 1-7: Discussion Questions, Vocabulary, Activities, Quotations, plus Extended Learning.

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Film, Movie, Drama, Video, Audio, Images, Music Sites on The Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild (1935) DVD Review from About.com: Your Guide to Classic Movies. Starring Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Jack Oakie. Directed by William Wellman. Guide Rating: 4-star rating. Includes black & white images from © 20th Century Fox. "Call of the Wild is based on Jack London’s novel and is based on his own gold seeking adventures. Screenwriter Gene Fowler drifted away from the novel quite a bit to build a story that unfolds through adventure, intrigue and romance ... Jack says to Claire ... 'Wishing never got anybody anyplace. It's owning something that counts. And taking it when you can't get it any other way, that's all right too. It's the law up here; the law of the Klondike.'"

Call of the Wild (1972). Directed by Ken Annakin. Writing credits: Federico De Urrutia (Italian version), Hubert Frank (German version). From Internet Movie Database. Release date:March 1975 (USA). Genre:Adventure / Family. Tagline: Jack London's epic saga of gold fever, romance and adventure. Plot Outline:A house dog is abducted and brought to the north as a sled dog. Full cast and crew for Call of the Wild (1972) with Charlton Heston as John Thornton. Memorable quotes for Call of the Wild (1972). Other versions of movies:

Call of the Wild (1975) (DVD) - Amazon.com Review by Chris Clash January 11, 2007. "What appears to be a small budget for the film, does remarkably well in capturing the crude and bawdy Yukon gold rush boom towns, and the genuinely wintery and snowy northern wilderness. The film pulls no punches in delivering the violent aspects of the book, (the dog trade is crude and ugly) ..."

Call of the Wild (1975) (DVD) - Amazon.com Review by Patricia Gross December 30, 2006. "Call of the Wild (C. Heston) ... in Call of the Wild, it really isn't Heston that's the star, it's the dog who portrays Buck. He's the one who more or less, 'runs away with [the] show/bone', so to speak. ... Between man & dog, it is a powerful story; what a man won't do for a dog and what a dog won't do for a man.">

Call of the Wild (1975) (DVD) - Amazon.com Review by Jill Jenkins. November 26, 2006. "Jack London's Best, Charlton Heston at his best & Buck rounds it all out to be a perfect 5! This wonderfully naturalistic movie is not for the weak at heart. The story line was taken from Jack London's adventures in his own life experiences. Charlton Heston did an absolutely wonderful job acting out the part, Buck the dog made the entire movie perfect! "

Call of the Wild (1975) (DVD) - Amazon.com Review by B. Niedt February 21, 2005. "If it weren't for Heston, this wouldn't be worth the plastic it was burned on. The 'international cast' are unknowns, ... and the dubbed-in dialogue for the foreign-speaking actors is even worse. The soundtrack - early 70's bad electronic - is atrocious. And the DVD was apparently copied from a scratchy print. ... (P.S.: If you want to see a Jack London tale done well, buy or rent the 1991 film "White Fang", starring Ethan Hawke and Klaus Maria Brandauer.)

Call of the Wild (1975) (DVD) - Amazon.com Review by Nancy Moran October 19, 2004. "This is not a Disney film - This is a grownup adventure. True to the book by Jack London, the dog Buck is kidnapped and taken to Alaska to be a team dog. Buck is not a purebred German Shepard but a mix with Rottweiler. ... Buck develops a loyalty to Charlton Heston. ... Like the book, Buck joins a pack of wolves at the end, abandoning any human contact. ... Buck has found freedom at last."

The Call of the Wild - Dog of the Yukon (1997) (VHS) - Amazon.com Review by B. Chandler September 17, 2003. "Most excellent adaptation. 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 bred harsh attitudes. ... Buck 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."

Call of the Wild from The Compleat Lexical Tutor: For data-driven language learning on the web. Read and Listen at the same time. In the sidebar, click Chapter to read, click Sound player to listen. Excellent resource for students to follow the story word by word.

The Call of the Wild - Dog of the Yukon (1997) (VHS) - Amazon.com Review by Arleen Rutten June 7, 2000. "This superb version of Jack London's tale of unconditional love, survival of the fittest and London's belief that all living creatures including man are capable of reverting to their wild beginnings ... Exquisitely photographed in muted tones, Call of the Wild tells the story of Buck, the handsome Newfoundland, who is kidnapped because of his massive size from his pampered life in California, and endures horrific hardships, numerous owners, and self-discovery as he is taken to man's 'holy grail' - the Klondike Gold Rush."

The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Audio Book, computer-generated, from Project Gutenberg. Download MP3 Audio, Size 15.74MB. Copyrighted. Check license inside ebook.

Jack London Book Collection from Utah State University Libraries. Image of book cover of Call of the Wild, Illustrations by Paul Bransom. New York: Macmillan, 1912. Inscribed by the author to his wife Charmian.

Jack London's Call of the Wild: a Titles & Air Dates Guide by George Fergus, from epguides.com. Based on The Call of the Wild (2000) TV Series. Includes links to actors/actresses: Shane Meier as Miles Challenger, Nick Mancuso as John Thornton, Rachel Hayward as Adoley Thornton, Kathleen Duborg as Mercedes Levant, William MacDonald as The Swede, and Crystal Buble as Emma.

LibriVox: Call of the Wild by Jack London - free audiobooks. Listen to MP3 and OGG files recorded by LibriVox volunteers. Please note: LibriVox recordings are Public Domain in the USA. If you are not in the USA, please verify the copyright status of these works in your own country before downloading, otherwise you may be violating copyright laws. Internet Archive: Details: recording of Call of the Wild, by Jack London, from the Gutenberg e-text #215, in the public domain. Recordings by:

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Special Topics Related to The Call of the Wild, e.g. Klondike Gold Rush

Alaska's Gold. This Alaska Gold Rush site was developed by the Alaska Rich Mining Project Committee to make archival, library and museum materials more accessible to users throughout the state and to assist teachers in using primary source materials in classrooms. Contents include: Discovery of Gold, Traveling to the Gold Fields, Gold Mining, Daily Life, Our Legacy, A True Gold Rush Story: The Edgren Saga - One family's journey during the Klondike Gold Rush, Search the Alaska Gold Lode database of image archives, Teacher's Guide, Links to Mining Laws (circa 1898), Mining: Glossary of Terms, circa 1898.

American Experience: Gold Fever with photos and maps, from PBS. Contents include: Greetings from the Klondike, What They Brought Along, Teacher's Guide.

Archive of Past Articles from The Klondike Weekly. Articles include:

Dawson City - Gold and the Rush for It! Jack London Cabin and Interpretive Centre with photo. Jack London’s original log cabin was built on the North Fork of Henderson Creek, 120 km south of Dawson City, just prior to the gold rush of 1898. London entered the Yukon in September of 1897 as a 21-year-old prospector looking for gold. The Klondike Big Inch - Quaker Oats Klondike Big Inch Land Give Away. Don't try to claim your square inch of Yukon land if you still have the gold-embossed deed in your possession since around 1954, because each individual deed was never formally registered, the Klondike Big Inch Land Co. has gone out of business, and the Canadian government has repossessed all the land back in 1965 for non-payment of $37.20 in property taxes.

Dawson City, Yukon from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Gold Rush Centennial Photographs: 1893 - 1916. Historical Collections from Alaska State Library. Photos grouped by topics: On the Trail, Juneau, Nome, Skagway, Other Towns, People, Mining, Transportation, Entertainment.

Klondike Gold Rush: History and Culture: Gold! Gold! Gold! "Beginning in 1897, an army of hopeful goldseekers, unaware that most of the good Klondike claims were already staked, boarded ships at Seattle and other Pacific port cities and headed north toward the vision of riches to be had for the taking." From National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Gold Rush Centennial Photographs 1893-1916 from Alaska State Library.

The Klondike Gold Rush from ExploreNorth. Links include:

The Klondike Gold Rush from GradeSaver: ClassicNotes Study Guide on Call of the Wild.

Klondike Gold Rush from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "The Klondike Gold Rush was a frenzy of gold rush immigration to and gold prospecting along the Klondike River near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada, after gold was discovered in the late 19th century."

Klondike Gold Rush: The Perilous Journey North from University of Washington Special Collections.

Klondike Gold Rush - Yukon Territory 1897. "The Klondike gold rush began in July of 1897 when two ships docked in San Francisco and Seattle carrying miners returning from the Yukon with bags of gold. The press was alerted and papers carried the story to the masses. Soon, miners of all shapes and sizes, called "stampeders", were on their way to the gold fields. Within six months, approximately 100,000 gold-seekers set off for the Yukon. Only 30,000 completed the trip."

The Klondike Quest A Photographic Essay: 1897 - 1899 by Pierre Berton.

Klondike: Quest for Gold Series Trailer from YouTube, 0:51 min.

North to Alaska ~ Johnny Horton from YouTube, 3:05 min.

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Miscellaneous Sites on Jack London and/or The Call of the Wild
including Games, Poems, Quizzes, Quotations, Organizations

The Call of the Wild. Poem by Robert Service. One of the poems in The Spell of the Yukon, from World Wide School.

Call of the Wild: Quiz from SparkNotes.

The Call of the Wild: Quotes from Jack London. From Esther Lombardi, Your Guide to Literature: Classic, from About.com.

The Jack London Educational Research Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation registered in the State of California. The Foundation runs an annual Writing Contest for high school students from around the United States. Three winners are selected each year. First prize: $1000 for the writer of the essay or short story best capturing the spirit of Jack London. Second prize: $500, third prize: $250.

The Jack London Society, Inc., an international non-profit organization that promotes study of the life and work of Jack London, was founded in 1990 as an author society affiliated with the American Literature Association.

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Links to other The Call of the Wild  Web Sites

Call of the Wild from ricochet-jeunes.org, Centre International d'Etudes en Littérature de Jeunesse, France. Info available in French, Spanish and English. This library offers the reader a series of identification sheets about books, authors, illustrators and film adaptations of children's and young people's literature.

The Jack London Online Collection from Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center, Sonoma State University. Contents include: What's New, Biography of Jack London, FAQs about Jack London, Audio, Documents, Family & Friends (biographies of key people in London's life), Images, Writings, Bibliographies and Research Aids, Resources for Students and Teachers, Organizations, Publications and Announcements, Jack London Network, Other Web Sites & Events. Includes Jack London's "Credo": I would rather be ashes than dust! ...

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