Showing posts with label Jack London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jack London. Show all posts

October 28, 2022

#08-251: To Build a Fire

A dog in the Yukon, 1901
(Wikipedia)

Note: Like thousands of others, Jack London joined the Klondike Gold Rush looking for gold. Instead, he found experiences that contributed to his Call of the Wild and White Fang, as well as this jewel of a story.


Get Ready: What is the coldest weather you have ever been in? What did it feel like?


February 21, 2022

#08-190: Seven Classic Books about Dogs


Note: My wife and I live with two large dogs: Buddy, a Belgian Malinois/Labrador mix, and Bella, a pure Golden Retriever. Both are around four years old. This has caused us to be interested in "all things dog," so I thought I'd share with you seven classic books about dogs.


Get Ready: Do you have a dog or other pet? How do you feel about her or him?


May 13, 2021

#08-083: Call of the Wild

black-and-white illustration of a snow-covered clearing with a white dog (back to the viewer) facing a snarling darker dog; a group of huskie- or wolf-like dogs look on
Buck fights Spitz
(Wikipedia)

Note: You never know what a pampered pup can do until he faces his feral fellows, and emerges as a leader.


Get Ready: Have you ever considered the close relationship between our pets and their wild forebears? There's a wolf lurking in every dog!