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The call of the wild

2019
Presents Jack London's story of a dog, Buck, who becomes the leader of a sled dog wolf pack in the Alaskan Klondike gold rush, and must adapt.
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Juggling fire

Rachel's serene existence with her family in the Yukon is torn apart when her father, who had been depressed, disappears, and when she goes hiking through the valley passes with her dog, she reinvents childhood fairy tales that reflect her own journey.

To build a fire

1979
Jack London's short story about a tenderfoot attempting to hike through the Yukon snows with his dog in order to reach a mining claim. Includes reading comprehension questions.

The secret journeys of Jack London

The sea wolves
2012
Eighteen-year-old Jack London is captured returning from the Yukon and taken aboard a pirate ship where the captain, the crew, and their navigator all have dark secrets.
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The call of the wild

The story of Buck, the sled dog mistreated by his master, and how he broke free to roam the Alaskan wilderness, in graphic-novel format.

T is for territories

a Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut alphabet
Presents an alphabet book featuring places, events, and people from the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut provinces of Canada.

Jack London's White Fang

2011
Retells Jack London's tale of White Fang, a wild wolf turned pet, his trials, triumphs, and survival.

Being caribou

five months on foot with an arctic herd
2007
Karsten Heuer describes the experiences he and his wife shared as they migrated across the arctic with a herd of caribou. Includes anecdotes and photographs from their journey.

Jack London's The call of the wild

2011
When Buck is kidnapped from his pampered dog's life with Judge Miller, he is thrust into the Klondike Gold Rush and learns to battle his enemies, discover his animal instincts, and survive nature.

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