ALMA CLASSICS NEW BOOK Information CHILDREN’S LIST The Call of the Wild by Jack London Illustrated by Ian Beck SELLING POINTS: • New edition of one of the greatest children’s classics of American literature • Features stunning illustrations • Follows the success of White Fang, also published in the Alma Junior Classics series and with illustrations by Ian Beck • Includes extra material for young readers DESCRIPTION: SERIES: Alma Junior Classics When the pampered Buck is kidnapped from his beloved home in the Santa Clara Valley 24th September 2020 • £6.99 and forced to work as a sled-dog in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon, he must forget 978-1-84749-844-1 the long, lazy days of sleeping in the sunshine and face a life of constant toil and danger, 128 pp • PB where survival itself must be fought for. But with his primal instincts reawakened, how long Subject: YFA can Buck resist the call of the wild? Age Range: 9–12 Rights: World English Set at the time of the Klondike gold rush, The Call of the Wild is one of the great evocations of the natural world, and perhaps the best example of London’s famously urgent and vivid style. This edition also includes ‘Bâtard’, ‘Brown Wolf’, ‘That Spot’ and ‘To Build a Fire’ – four similarly themed tales that demonstrate London’s mastery of the short-story genre. ALSO AVAILABLE BY WILKIE COLLINS: ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jack London (1876–1916) was a journalist, as well as a prolific and best-selling novelist, best known for his novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang. TO PLACE YOUR ORDER, PLEASE CONTACT: Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Cromwell Place, Hampshire International Business Park, Lime Tree Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8YJ Tel: 01256 302 692 or Fax: 01256 812 521 FOR SALES ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP Tel: 0207 631 5600 or Fax: 0207 631 5800 For more information about Alma Classics, please visit: www.almabooks.com.