White Fang by Jack London: Great Summer Read

Adventure with White Fang

Its like a hundred degrees outside. Even video games are boring. What's a kid to do?

Jack London will take you on an adventure anywhere, anytime. Boy or girl from grade 6 up will enjoy this, and you may even choose to go on the adventure, too, and share the reading. London's great talent at creating setting can give you goosebumps like its forty below when its July 10th and 97 degrees in the shade. White Fang, like the companion Yukon book The Call of the Wild, both really take you to the Gold Rush in Alaska in the 1890's. Maybe because Jack London, never one to be a wimp, actually lived in the ultra-rugged region himself. Here's more about him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London

It is still unbelievably difficult to get there and stay, but Jack's cabin is there for the visiting if you are a hearty soul. Or you can check out these websites:

http://www.yukoninfo.com/dawson/info/jacklondon.htm

http://www.arcticwebsite.com/LondonJackKlond.html

The She-Wolf leads the pack.

The very best aspect of this book for all readers is the point of view. Somehow London brought us to the wolves' minds. First, as we meet White Fang's parents and the wolf pack, and then the wolf cub's perspective of growing up and surviving the standard conflicts of nature, others, and self. The chapter when the cub first ventures out into the world by himself is absolutely amazing-- I really like Jack London. The several times I have taught this story to middle school kids, they have totally gotten sucked into the wolf's experiences.

White Fang is the lead

Of course, there is one crisis after another. It is an adventure story, with villains and heroes, both human and animal. And this book is truly much better than any movie--there is no way to portray White Fang's perspective except with London's narrative. And this book, unlike almost all other stories about canines, has a really happy ending. Whether you reveal that to the young reader at first or not is up to you.

Here is an online link with White Fang. The titles of the chapters are compelling just by themselves.

http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/Jack_London/White_Fang/

Jack London has numerous stories you may be interested in sharing with a youngster from middle to high school.

This is an online collection:http://london.sonoma.edu/

The dog wonders at the man's actions.

Maybe not such a good idea

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Here is a specific site for possibly London's most famous story, "To Build a Fire." Be warned, it is intense.

http://www.jacklondons.net/buildafire.html

These stories bring up themes of survival of the fittest and of man's inhumanity to man and animal, of course. But there are also rich veins of kindness to be mined, and gold nuggets of friendship and loyalty.

My family and my classes have made visits to Wolf Mountain Sanctuary here in Southern California. There are even movie star wolves there! Check it out, you may wish to contribute for their upkeep.

http://www.wolfmountain.com/

White Fang, the adventure hero!

Meet you on the Chilkoot Trail!

Best Articles for Educators 5/10/15

 The Heart-Brain Connection: The Neuroscience of Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/richard-davidson-sel-brain-video

Summer Reading for Kids and Teens

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/summer-reading-for-kids-and-teens 

What If Everyone Understood Child Development?

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/every-classroom-matters/ 

Does The Grit Narrative Blame Students For School’s Shortcomings?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/05/05/does-the-grit-narrative-blame-students-for-schools-shortcomings/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Brain Differences Seen in Children with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/05/brain-differences-seen-in-children-with.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Social and emotional development: The next school reform frontier 

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/05/01-social-and-emotional-development-education-reform-price 

How Safe Is The Schoolhouse?

http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=6672&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWrightslawWay+%28The+Wrightslaw+Way%29

 

Diverse Educational Topics Tweets of the Day 6/25/14

Apparently, you don't even have to be Italian to use expressive hand gestures

Cracking a Secret Code to Learning: Hand Gestures

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/cracking-a-secret-code-to-learning-hand-gestures/ 

Response: 'Teachers Know A Lot About Scaffolding' For Complex Texts

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2014/06/response_teachers_know_a_lot_about_scaffolding_for_complex_texts.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

 The Ten Dumbest Common Core Problems

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/373840/ten-dumbest-common-core-problems-alec-torres

Teaching Empathy: The Ancient Way Is Now Cutting-Edge

http://startempathy.org/blog/2014/06/teaching-empathy-ancient-way-now-cutting-edge 

Pediatrics Group to Recommend Reading Aloud to Children From Birth

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/us/pediatrics-group-to-recommend-reading-aloud-to-children-from-birth.html?_r=1&utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

Summer Reading and Rejuvenation 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/summer-reading-and-rejuvenation-joshua-block?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-summer-reading-and-rejuventation-link

How to Divorce Your District

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-to-divorce-district-elena-aguilar?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-how-to-divorce-your-district-link 

Wikipedia pops up in bibliographies, and even college curricula 

http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-wikipedia-20140615-story.html#page=1 

 

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 6/20/14

Principal's Suggestion Box Letters 1-6 

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Best Articles for Educators 6/15/14 

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Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 6/18/14 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/ed-tech-and-stem-tweets-of-day-61814.html 

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http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/summer-activity-thunderstorm-read-this.html 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 6/17/14 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/special-needs-tweets-of-day-61714.html

Teachers' Summer Reading List Tweets of the Day 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/teachers-summer-reading-list-tweets-of.html 

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Summer Resources Super Catalog June

 

Summer Activities: Art for All 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/summer-activities-art-for-all.html 

Summer Bump Not Slump: What Civil Rights Movement? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/summer-bump-not-slump-what-civil-rights.html 

Summer Projects for Kids 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/summer-projects-for-kids.html 

Busy with Summer Learning 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/busy-with-summer-learning.html 

Kids' Activities For Summer (Warning: Its Gonna Be Wet) 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/kids-activities-for-summer-warning-its.html 

Well Rounded Summer Resources: Reading, Art, STEM, Nature 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/well-rounded-summer-resources-reading.html 

Summer Bump Not Slump: Summer Reading Opportunities 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/summer-bump-not-slump-summer-reading.html 

Summer Bump Not Slump: Parent Style 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/06/summer-bump-not-slump-parent-style.html 

Summer Bump Not Slump: Summer Reading 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/05/summer-bump-not-slump-summer-reading.html 

Summer Activity: Keeping Butterflies, Bees and Hummingbirds Happy 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/05/summer-activity-keeping-butterflies.html 

Summer Bump Not Slump: For Budding Environmental Scientists

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/05/summer-bump-not-slump-for-budding.html 

White Fang, by Jack London: Great Summer Read 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/05/white-fang-illustration-by-kako-white.html 

Summer Bump Not Slump: Fun with STEM

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/05/summer-bump-not-slump-having-fun-with.html?spref=bl

Summer Bump Not Slump: I'm Curious About... 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/05/summer-bump-not-summer-slump-im-curious.html 

 

Best Articles for Educators Week of 6/16/13

 

1. Ready, Set, Read! Summer Fiction Ideas for Kids of All Ages

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/ready-set-read-summer-fiction-ideas-for-kids-of-all-ages/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. Fluent Kids

 http://www.startwithabook.org/fluent-kids?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

3. 48 Ultra-Cool Summer Sites for Kids and Teachers

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/48-summer-websites-kids-teachers-keith-ferrell

4. How I Use Edmodo Over the Summer to Prepare For the New Year

http://blog.edmodo.com/2013/06/12/how-i-use-edmodo-over-the-summer-to-prepare-for-the-new-year/ 

5. A Different Approach to Formative Assessment Makes Practice Time Count

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/06/10/formative-assessment/

6. Differentiating Instruction 

 http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/01/differentiating-instruction-stretching-all-learners/

 7. Eight Ways Of Looking At Intelligence

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/06/eight-ways-of-looking-at-intelligence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eight-ways-of-looking-at-intelligence

 

 

Lots of Summer Fun Tweets of the Day 6/16/13

 

1. Ready, Set, Read! Summer Fiction Ideas for Kids of All Ages

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/ready-set-read-summer-fiction-ideas-for-kids-of-all-ages/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. Top 12 Things Teachers WON’T Miss During Summer 

http://www.teachhub.com/top-12-things-teachers-wont-miss-during-summer

3. 7 Steps to Ready Loaner PCs for Classroom Use  

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/06/7-steps-ready-loaner-pcs-classroom-use?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

4. 'Sensory-Focused' Autism Therapy Shows Early Promise 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/06/sensory-focused-autism-therapy-shows.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

5. STAYcation–The Perfect Alternative for Special Needs Families

http://special-ism.com/staycation-the-perfect-alternative-for-special-needs-families/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Frequent Players Of Video Games “See The World Differently”

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/06/frequent-players-of-video-games-see-the-world-differently/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frequent-players-of-video-games-see-the-world-differently 

7. Teaching Kids the Rules of the Game

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/05/teaching-kids-the-rules-of-the-game/

 

 

 

 

7 Steps to Ready Loaner PCs for Classroom Use 

7 Steps to Ready Loaner PCs for Classroom Use

7 Steps to Ready Loaner PCs for Classroom Use

7 Steps to Ready Loaner PCs for Classroom Use

Summer Climb Not Slide Tweets of the Day 6/15/13

1. Fluent Kids

 http://www.startwithabook.org/fluent-kids?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia

2. Summer Reading: STEM Lesson Essentials Grades 3-8

 http://teachscience4all.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/summer-reading-stem-lesson-essentials-grades-3-8/

3. Teachers and Principals Should Be Allies in the Transformation of Schools

http://www.teachingquality.org/content/teachers-and-principals-should-be-allies-transformation-schools 

4. 48 Ultra-Cool Summer Sites for Kids and Teachers

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/48-summer-websites-kids-teachers-keith-ferrell

5. 25 Ways To Make Students Better Learners

http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/25-ways-to-make-students-better-learners/ 

6. How I Use Edmodo Over the Summer to Prepare For the New Year

http://blog.edmodo.com/2013/06/12/how-i-use-edmodo-over-the-summer-to-prepare-for-the-new-year/ 

100 Days of Play: Creative Thinking Fun

100 Days of Play: Creative Thinking Fun

100 Days of Play: Creative Thinking Fun

7. Tips to keep kids interested in reading over the summer 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/maryland-family/now/bal-tips-to-keep-kids-interested-in-reading-over-the-summer-20130611,0,1820399.story 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Reading, Teacher Planning Tweets of the Day 6/14/13

 

1. School's Out: 5 Great Summer Reads For Teens

http://www.npr.org/2013/06/11/190371764/schools-out-5-great-summer-reads-for-teens?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130611 

2. To Get the Most Out of Tablets, Use Smart Curation

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/to-get-the-best-out-of-tablets-for-education-classrooms-use-smart-curation/ 

3. Resources to Prevent Summer Slide: Virtual Field Trips, DIY Projects and Summer Reading

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/resources-prevent-summer-slide-matt-davis?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-summerslidefact 

4. Handling Unexpected Segues

All Grades, All Subjects, Questions 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/dealing-with-unexpected-questions 

5. A Different Approach to Formative Assessment Makes Practice Time Count

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/06/10/formative-assessment/ 

6. Why Do So Many Of Us Hate Math?

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/06/why-do-so-many-of-us-hate-math/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-do-so-many-of-us-hate-math 

7. Good Read: Who’s Minding the Schools?

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/jp/good-read-whos-minding-the-schools/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

 

The Best Therapy Is Life Tweets of the Day 5/23/13

1. Moore, Oklahoma – Our Hearts Are With You

http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/05/21/moore-oklahoma-our-hearts-are-with-you/

2. Energy Kids

http://www.eia.gov/kids/index.cfm

3. 6 Websites to Boost Your Creativity

http://www.goodnet.org/articles/984 

4. Hitting the Books: Summer Reading Recommends

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/hit-the-books-summer-reading-recommends-elena-aguilar?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

5. Growing Vegetables From Seeds Takes Root For Many Gardeners

http://www.npr.org/2013/05/20/185432935/seeds-are-an-economical-choice-for-vegetable-gardeners?ft=1&f=1013 

6. Slow Parenting: 7 Tips to Take the Pressure Off 

http://www.education.com/magazine/article/slow-parenting/?cid=80. 

7. What Your Child’s Pediatrician May Be Missing!

http://special-ism.com/what-your-childs-pediatrician-may-be-missing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

 

 

9 Ways To Motivate Kids Tweets of the Day 5/18/13

 

1. 9 Ways to Motivate Kids…to Play, to Learn & to Love Life

http://childhood101.com/2013/05/9-ideas-for-motivating-kids/ 

2. Mental Disorders In Children: CDC Releases First-Ever Report 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/mental-disorders-in-children_n_3287855.html#slide=1881209 

3. CrunchU: TechCrunch Partners With Udemy To Offer Online School

http://edudemic.com/2013/05/crunchu-techcrunch-partners-with-udemy-to-offer-online-school/ 

4. Types of Accommodations to Include in an IEP or 504 Plan

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/accommodations-education/accommodations-include-iep-504-students-ld 

5. How to get students to follow directions the first time

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2013/05/how-to-get-students-to-follow-directions.html 

6. 10 Reasons Nonreaders Don't Read — and How to Change Their Minds

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/10-reasons-nonreaders-dont-read-mdash-and-how-change-their-minds 

7. Summer Reading

2013 Big Summer Read

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2013/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

 

 

 

READING IS...the ultimate transportation

oh that Mr. Tumnus.

I hear there's still traveling passes available.

 The Chronicles of Narnia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia

Summer Reading Programs Tweets of the Day (6/6/12)

1.This is Scholastic's program online. Looks like fun.


http://www.scholastic.com/summer/

2. Make a deal with the bookstore.


Barnes & Noble Summer Readinghttp://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/summer-reading/379003570

 3.  This is sponsored free by Sylvan. Looks like fun! (Do I keep saying that? I guess I think reading is fun!)

Best sellers for kids of the last 100 years.

http://www.bookadventure.com/Home.aspx

4. This would be worth some research. And Chuck E. Cheese, too.
 

A List of Summer Reading Programs for Kids That Give Free Books, Money and More

http://freebies.about.com/od/familyfreestuff/tp/summer-reading.htm 

5. Have a Do-It-Yourself with your kids' friends. Sounds like fun to me (doh! I said it again.)
I used to have a reading party with my tutoring students at the end of the summer--we'd dress up as favorite characters. Not too original, but really cool since they kids had just fallen in love with reading for the first time.

Read Read Read Tweets of the Day (5/26/12)

One of the Dine tribes. We're related.

Even if the weather is great outside--reading time is important for all of us. Taking a quiet minute or twenty to go elsewhere while staying home, or at the park, restaurant or back deck. Summer chores will wait. Grab an iced tea and develop more brain synapses--even you, Grandma! 

 

One book that I'm planning on reading was a Mother's Day gift from one of my progeny who knows what I like to read, history. 

Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C. Gwynne. About the Comanches.

 

And you know kids love to read!

 

Here are some suggestions that will be good for homeschoolers, summer schoolers, and parents on a mission.

  

18 Ways to Encourage Students to Read This Summer by Norene Wiesen

 http://www.scilearn.com/blog/ways-to-encourage-students-to-read-this-summer.php

Bet she's with Anne with an 'e' in Nova Scotia

 Trips to the library should be a ritual. A fun, 'Wow, can we go NOW?' kind of experience. Check to see if your local library has a fun program for the kids. Once we won a trip to Raging Waters, a water park in SoCal, during a summer reading program in our little rural desert town. Talk about being rewarded for being a reader!

The true rewards are the new friends (characters), adventures, and satisfaction of curiosity.

Julius Caesar crossing the Rhine--the coolest

Use the kids' enormous curiosity to drive the summer reading. 

One book leads to five more--sports, dinosours, how to play the guitar, sew a summer bag, play soccer, hair styles. Learning more about Kobe, or Adele, or the Chivas. Maybe a nice book about bugs. Going to the library and being free to make a selection is a tremendous intellectual gift for kids. Thousands of doors open--maybe to a career or lifelong interest. Besides, finding out how Julius Caesar crossed the Rhine is just so darn COOL!

Scholastic has a Global Literacy Campaign, grown-ups can sign up for. Especially if you need a million reasons to read all listed in a nice orderly manner. There's lots of good deals, etc., too.

I'm getting to the good part.

 http://www.scholastic.com/readeveryday/facts.htm

Here are some lists for various age and grade levels:

 Recommended Reading

http://www.education.com/seasonal/summer-reading/?cid=90. 

 Enjoy reading with your kids--what a gift for all involved.

Oh yeah, baby. Read Read Read. Go Wisconsin Go!

 

 

Writing, Reading for Everyone Tweets of the Day (5/23/2012)

Its my journal and I'll write what I want to.

 How can we help kids want to write when not required?

The good folks at Reading Rockets have some thoughts on that, and suggest someone who really knows his stuff.

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/51785/#.T71uw26LZn4

 "If there's someone who knows about teaching writing, it's Steve Graham." So says Reading Rockets.

http://www.kc.vanderbilt.edu/projectwrite/index.html
"Our focus has been on helping students who struggle with writing learn to use powerful self-regulation and writing strategies and improve their attitudes toward writing and themselves as writers....Recently, our team has worked with schools implementing a Positive Behavior Support model." So says Steve Graham. Positive is good. Writing is extremely difficult for almost everyone, positive is good.

Hmmm, yeah, and then...

You can also have your kids 'Book Through the Summer.'

http://www.education.com/slideshow/story-starter/Summer_Book_fifth/

I want to do these activities.

And our good friends at RR (may I call you RR?) with a cool opportunity for family literacy night.

 http://www.readingrockets.org/article/51766/#.T71vGigLaHo

Their current topic: Family Literacy Bag: Stars

What's in the literacy bag?

• Parent information sheet with an introductory note that teachers can personalize, instructions about how to use the packet, and tips for sharing fiction and nonfiction books with children
• Two books: one fiction and one nonfiction, selected by Reading Rockets for high quality and wide availability in school libraries
• Creativity Activity: a hands-on craft project
• Imagination Activity: encourages imaginative play, writing, or drawing
• Get Real Activity: focuses on real-world experiences for parent and child
• Bookmark: lists the featured titles and alternative titles
• Parent survey

What fun.

This makes you want to go find a kid to do this with if there's not one in your home. This would be a great gift, too.

A PBS Newshour video on a topic close to me:

Engaging Students With Learning Differences Early On 

 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/american-graduate/jan-june12/amgradengaging_03-21.html

We all have a voice, we just need the language to express it.

 

White Fang by Jack London: Great Summer Read

Adventure with White Fang

Its like a hundred degrees outside. Even video games are boring. What's a kid to do?

Jack London will take you on an adventure anywhere, anytime. Boy or girl from grade 6 up will enjoy this, and you may even choose to go on the adventure, too, and share the reading. London's great talent at creating setting can give you goosebumps like its forty below when its July 10th and 97 degrees in the shade. White Fang, like the companion Yukon book The Call of the Wild, both really take you to the Gold Rush in Alaska in the 1890's. Maybe because Jack London, never one to be a wimp, actually lived in the ultra-rugged region himself. Here's more about him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London

It is still unbelievably difficult to get there and stay, but Jack's cabin is there for the visiting if you are a hearty soul. Or you can check out these websites:

http://www.yukoninfo.com/dawson/info/jacklondon.htm

http://www.arcticwebsite.com/LondonJackKlond.html

The She-Wolf leads the pack.

The very best aspect of this book for all readers is the point of view. Somehow London brought us to the wolves' minds. First, as we meet White Fang's parents and the wolf pack, and then the wolf cub's perspective of growing up and surviving the standard conflicts of nature, others, and self. The chapter when the cub first ventures out into the world by himself is absolutely amazing-- I really like Jack London. The several times I have taught this story to middle school kids, they have totally gotten sucked into the wolf's experiences.

White Fang is the lead

Of course, there is one crisis after another. It is an adventure story, with villains and heroes, both human and animal. And this book is truly much better than any movie--there is no way to portray White Fang's perspective except with London's narrative. And this book, unlike almost all other stories about canines, has a really happy ending. Whether you reveal that to the young reader at first or not is up to you.

Here is an online link with White Fang. The titles of the chapters are compelling just by themselves.

http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/Jack_London/White_Fang/

Jack London has numerous stories you may be interested in sharing with a youngster from middle to high school.

This is an online collection:http://london.sonoma.edu/

The dog wonders at the man's actions.

Maybe not such a good idea

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Here is a specific site for possibly London's most famous story, "To Build a Fire." Be warned, it is intense.

http://www.jacklondons.net/buildafire.html

These stories bring up themes of survival of the fittest and of man's inhumanity to man and animal, of course. But there are also rich veins of kindness to be mined, and gold nuggets of friendship and loyalty.

My family and my classes have made visits to Wolf Mountain Sanctuary here in Southern California. There are even movie star wolves there! Check it out, you may wish to contribute for their upkeep.

http://www.wolfmountain.com/

White Fang, the adventure hero!

Meet you on the Chilkoot Trail!