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Author
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Buck is a dog born to luxury, but his life changes dramatically when he is sold to be a sled dog in the Yukon Territory. He earns a reputation for his strength and courage, and is rescued from a series of bad owners by John Thornton, who teaches him to love. When John is...
2) White fang
Author
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
White Fang is part dog and part wolf. To survive in the wilderness he must learn to kill or be killed. He is captured and taken to the Alaska Yukon Territory during the gold rush where he is forced to pull heavy dogsleds and fight for money, until a man named Weedon Scott saves him from destruction and teaches him to love and trust a human master.
Author
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. White Fang is the story of a wolf-dog who is befriended by a kind man who becomes his master.
4) Virals
Author
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The niece of famed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, fourteen-year-old Tory and her three friends are exposed to a rare strain of canine parvovirus that gives them special powers which they use to try to solve a murder.
Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit TV show), is the leader of a ragtag band of teenage "sci-philes" who live on a secluded island off the coast of South...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (121 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
The Song family travels to Tharsis City--the jewel of Mars civilization--for supplies. Young Belle is excited to see the sights of the city, but is unprepared for the danger that lurks in the city streets.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
1998 Modern Library pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
vii, 271 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Generally considered to be London's greatest achievement, The Call of the Wild brought him international acclaim when it was published in 1903. His story of the dog Buck, who learns to survive in the bleak Yukon wilderness, is viewed by many as his symbolic autobiography. White Fang (1906), which London conceived as a "complete antithesis and companion piece to The Call of the Wild," is the tale of an abused wolf-dog tamed by exposure to civilization....
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
10 audio discs (11.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
White Fang is the story of a wolf who is captured, mistreated, and eventually befriended by a kind man who becomes his master. The call of the wild is about the adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of the dog team.
Author
Series
Sam Rivers mystery volume 3
Publisher
Adventure Publications
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
411 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As a special agent for the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Sam Rivers has researched and studied a variety of animals. He's visiting sixth graders at Hopkins Elementary to share photographs of the Monarch butterfly--and he's brought along his drug-sniffing wolf-dog, Gray, to give students a demonstration of his partner's remarkable skills. Gray finds a sample drug packet, hidden by Sam, but that's not all. The wolf-dog keeps following his nose, leading...
Author
Publisher
Lake 7 Creative
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
160 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Stolen from his life as a beloved pet, Buck must learn to adapt to abuse as a Klondike sled dog, to life with a loving master, John Thornton, and finally, when Thornton dies, to life in the wild as a leader of the wolf pack.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
On an isolated Texas ranch, Dr. Lucy cares for abandoned animals. The solitude allows her to avoid the people and places that remind her of the past. Not that any of the townsfolk care. In 1959, no one is interested in a woman doctor. Nor are they welcoming Calvin and Justin Bell, a newly arrived African-American father and son. When Pete Solomon, a neglected twelve-year-old boy, and Justin bring a wounded wolf-dog hybrid to Dr. Lucy, the outcasts...
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (625 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"White Fang: the television series" is an adaptation of Jack London's similarly titled novel. These are the tales of a teenage boy, Matt Scott, who is devoted to his loyal canine companion, White Fang, and the adventures they share in the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Andrew Apperley is in the East, visiting with his brother David, who he has persuaded to join him on his ranch in the West. Accompanying Andrew is a giant wolf dog named Comanche who is so wild that he has to be chained up at all times. But after Comanche saves escaped prisoner Single Jack Deems from drowning, Deems wants the dog for himself, and he follows the Apperleys west. Everything Andrew Apperley owns is imperiled by Alex Shodress, a clever...
15) Terminal
Author
Series
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
HL 520L
Physical Desc
xii, 380 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Tory and her comrades must track a new pack of rogue Virals who have brought on the attention of a shadowy government organization intent on learning the secret to their powers"--
16) White fang
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
18) Novels & stories
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982
Physical Desc
1020 pages : maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (225 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
White Fang the television series is an adaptation of Jack London's similarly titled novel, which has been heralded as one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. These are the exciting tales of a teenage boy, Matt Scott, who is devoted to his loyal canine companion White Fang, and the breathtaking adventures they share in the untamed wilderness of the Rocky Mountains.