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The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated happy dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events leads to his serving as a sled dog in the Yukon during the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush, in which sled dogs were bought at generous prices. Available from the Lit2Go website. Reading level: 7.1. Word count: 32,361 words in 7 chapters.

The Klondike Gold Rush during the late 19th century. Many immigrants moved to Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada, in hopes of finding gold. Illustration from the ClipArt ETC website.

A map of Alaska from 1906 showing the State capital at Sitka, cities, towns, ports, major rivers and mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map has an inset map detailing the areas around Dawson in the Klondike District. Available from the Maps ETC website.

A view of Main Street, Dawson City in the Yukon, Canada in July of 1897 from the ClipArt ETC website.

Illustration of a dog sled (although this one is in Siberia, not the Klondike) from the ClipArt ETC website.

The Sea-Wolf is a psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London about a literary critic and other survivors of an ocean collision who come under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues them. Available from the Lit2Go website. Reading level: 7.0. Word count: 11,008 words in 39 chapters.

A gallery of schooner illustrations from the wind-powered ships section of the ClipArt ETC website.