TY - BOOK AU - McDougal Littell AU - London,Jack TI - The call of the wild: and related readings T2 - Literature connections SN - 9780395775332 AV - E2 .C355 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - Evanston, Illinois PB - McDougal Littell KW - American literature KW - Study and teaching (Secondary) KW - Dogs KW - Fiction KW - Nature stories N1 - Call of the wild by Jack London, original copyright 1905; The call of the wild; Jack London --; The wolf and the dog; Marie de France --; The hidden life of dogs; Elizabeth Marshall Thomas --; The wolf said to Francis; A.G. Rochelle --; The man who was a horse; Julius Lester --; Unsentimental mother; Sally Carrighar --; Long duel; Robert Murphy; 2 N2 - Focusing on themes of nature versus culture, of instinct versus education, raw courage, natural dignity, and willpower, The Call of the Wild explores the effects of contact with human beings on the primitive but noble spirit of the dog Buck. A sourcebook of activities and related readings accompanies this novel questioning what it means to be a human being, to be brave, to be civilized ER -