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- Based on Walt Morey’s 1968 novel, this moving drama centers on the relationship between Alaskan lad Andy Evans and an injured wolf dog named Kavik rescued by Andy from the wreckage of a downed plane.
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A made-for-TV movie called The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog based on the book aired under the Sunday Big Event umbrella on NBC in 1979. Plot. Kävik, an Alaskan malamute sled dog, gets sold from Charlie One-eye to Mr. Hunter for $2,000 after winning the North American Sled-dog race and is loaded on a plane in an iron-barred cage. In the middle ...
- Walt Morey, Peter Parnall
- 1968
For most of the dog's life, Kavik, the malamute, is faced with events which would have made any other living thing quit. However,the inherent nature of this wolf dog, is to survive against all odds. It's a story about a dog and his true owner Andy Evans, a teenage boy.
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Mar 28, 2013 · English. A wolf-dog instinctively travels 2000 miles from Washington to Alaska to return to the boy who once saved his life. Swiftly paced, this is the dramatic story of Kavik, a one-quarter-wolf sled dog raised to be a tough, smart, mean champion.
Kävik the Wolf Dog. By Walt Morey. Level 6. Add to Book List. Review: This engaging story tells the adventures of Kävik, who is half wolf and half husky. He is in a plane crash in Alaska and is barely alive when a boy finds him.
- Fiction
- North America, United States, Alaska
The story had overtones at first to White Fang, but in a less dark manner. Kavik is raised by a harsh man, whose only thought for the part wolf/part husky puppy is to raise him to be the best lead dog in sled dog racing. Kavik is bought by a rich man who sees the dog as another trophy from Alaska.
It turns out that Kävik’s a champion sled dog, and soon he makes a full recovery. When his rightful owner finds out Kävik is alive, he wants the dog back. But Kävik has other ideas.
Apr 1, 1997 · Kavik is wolf dog, three quarters malamute and one quarter wolf. He had been trained by Charlie One Eye to win the North American Sled Dog Derby at Fairbanks, AK. The dog is then purchased by George C. Hunter, who owns mining and fishing interests in Northern Alaska.
- Walt Morey
