Unlike most previous juvenile biographies on London, this one avoids repeating old myths and includes information about the capable, creative women in his life. A Biography . A balanced, thorough account, based upon the writer's own study of London's letters and other private sources. Dyer is a teacher and knows his age group. Provides a good sense of how London succeeded despite obstacles and tragedies.
Photographs enhance the text.
Books for Teachers Dyer, Daniel. University of Oklahoma, 1997. Order this for your school library in hardback as well. Half the volume consists of maps, historical background, expansion of text material, glossary, etc., so that a reader can move from the literature into history, geography, myth, anthropology, and other topics as well. The Call of the Wild for Teachers .