Classic Starts(r) White Fang - Hardcover

by Jack London (Author), Kathleen Olmstead (Abridged by), Karl James Mountford (Illustrator)

An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of White Fang, part of the bestselling Classic Starts(R) series that has sold more than 8 million copies!

Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the cruelty of both nature and humans. After nearly starving to death during the frigid Arctic winter, he's taken in first by a man who "trains" him through constant whippings, and then by another who forces him to participate in vicious dogfights. Follow White Fang as he overcomes these obstacles and finally meets someone who offers him kindness and love.

Author Biography

Jack London (1876-1916), also known as John Griffith Chaney, was born in San Francisco. By the time he was thirty years old, he had already acquired international fame for his novels The Call of the Wild, The Sea-Wolf, and White Fang. Throughout his career, London wrote over fifty novels, short stories, plays, and political essays. He was among the first writers to work with the movie industry, and The Sea-Wolf was the basis for the first full-length American movie.