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Among the summaries and analysis available for Kavik the Wolf Dog, there are 1 Short Summary and 2 Book Reviews. Depending on the study guide provider (SparkNotes, Shmoop, etc.), the resources below will generally offer Kavik the Wolf Dog chapter summaries, quotes, and analysis of themes, characters, and symbols. Fiction.
About Kavik the Wolf Dog. An extraordinary journey of instinct and survival from the author of Gentle Ben When Andy Evans stumbles upon the snow-covered wreckage of a small plane, he’s shocked to find a survivor. Should he put the gravely injured dog out of his misery? The look in the animal’s eyes says he’s not ready to die.
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Authors: Walt Morey, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) Summary: 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.
Dec 5, 2007 · by Walt Morey. Kavik the Wolf Dog is a great adventure story. Kavik (meaning ”wolverine”) is the leader of a winning sled dog team in Alaska. A rich man in California purchases him, but before leaving Alaska the plane carrying Kavik crashes. A young teenager finds him trapped in a cage in the snow, and determines to nurse him back to health.
Kavik is a malamute-mix sled dog sold to rich man outside Alaska as a $2,000 trophy after winning a sled race. While in transport, Kavik is in a horrible plane crash that kills the pilot and severely injures him. He is contained within the wreckage for a series of days when a boy named Andy finds him.
Apr 1, 1997 · An extraordinary journey of instinct and survival from the author of Gentle BenWhen Andy Evans stumbles upon the snow-covered wreckage of a small plane, he’s shocked to find a survivor. Should he...
Scholastic, Incorporated, 1989 - Dogs- 192 pages. 1Review. Walt Morey, author of Gentle Ben, brings a touching tale of a boy's love for a mistreated wolf-dog. When Kavik is taken away from...
