false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168977937m/37677.jpg 37677 53 <div>The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations.<br><br>Scott created these drawings in scratchboard ­ an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories. Scratchboard is an illustration board with a specifically prepared surface of hard white chalk. A thin layer of black ink is rolled over the surface, and lines are drawn by hand with a sharp knife by scraping through the ink layer to expose the white surface underneath. The finished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally.<br><br>Two of Jack London&#8217;s best-loved masterpieces, in their entirety. Call of the Wild tells a compelling tale of adventure during the Yukon Gold Rush, and fully captures the unquenchable spirit of Buck, a kidnapped dog trying to survive in the harshest of environments. Also set in Alaska, the powerful White Fang follows the often savage life of the magnificent title character, a mix of wolf and dog.<br></div> 6180419 book 2001 The Call of the Wild & White Fang total:839|5:253|4:316|3:210|2:48|1:12| 839 3267 1080 79 4 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 10:41:56 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 11:01:59 -0700 2009 Black Beauty they are told from the point of view of the animal but in the third person. Ho...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 11:40:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 16:51:40 -0700 2009

This edition has ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 11:36:16 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 19:23:37 -0700 2009 Into the Wild. I found Christopher McCandless’s fascination with Jack London to be interesting, but it was hard for me to fully understand where McCandless was coming from, having never read London’s works. I also have a deep respect for animals and a disgust...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 14:47:43 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 15:33:24 -0700 2008 The Call Of The Wild (1903) is the first of Jack London’s works I read. It was so long ago that I could barely remember the story and couldn’t imagine what I thought of it at the time. London packs an incredibly detailed commentary into the story of the dog, Buck. Stolen away from his home in...more...]]> 3 0 false true Sun Aug 17 08:51:25 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 08:52:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 true false Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 07:54:14 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 08:24:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Wed Feb 13 10:06:13 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 01 10:15:31 -0700 2008
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The setting is around the end of the 19th century. The Call of the Wild tells about Buck, a normal house-bred dog ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 00:43:36 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 00:50:26 -0700 2009 This is the first book I've read that was written from an animal's point of view and I think it was done superbly. I think you have to like and know dogs to be able to fully appreciate this book. This same love of dogs makes the story more emotional and brutal. Really lik...more...]]> 0 0 false true Thu Mar 12 12:57:32 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 13:00:35 -0700 2009 Call of the Wild is very good. It is sad to read about the cruel abuse of Buck. However the ending when he finds the man who truly loved him like no other had is dead, it very nearly breaks your heart at the sorrow Buck feels.
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