Call of the Wild

Level 2 Penguin Reader

Jack London

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Penguin
17 September 2019

ELT literature & fiction readers; Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Animal stories (Children's&YA); Languages & ESL; English as a Second Language; English as a Second Language

Series: Penguin ELT Readers

Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language.

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.

The Call of the Wild, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and

comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.

In 1897, people found gold in the Klondike, Canada. Thousands of people traveled there to find more gold. They needed big, strong dogs to work for them. This is the story of one of those dogs, Buck. A man takes him from his family in California, and Buck has to pull a sled in Canada. Will he survive?

By: Jack London
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 67g
ISBN: 9780241375259
ISBN 10: 0241375258
Series: Penguin ELT Readers
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 17 September 2019
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience: ELT/ESL , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jack London (1876-1916) was born John Chaney in California USA. In 1896 he was caught up in the gold rush to the Klondike river in north-west Canada, which became the inspiration for The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906). Jack London became one of the most widely read writers in the world.