<DIV>Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series:<i> Classic Starts</i>. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. <i>Classic Starts</i> treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.<br><br>Here is the ultimate dog story, one filled with emotion, adventure, and excitement.<br>During the Gold Rush, Buck is snatched away from his peaceful home and brought to the harsh and bitter Yukon to become a sled dog. Will he adapt, and learn to trust men? Or will his newly awakened primitive instincts lead him to search for the freedom he has never known?<br></div>