If you like stories about wilderness and survival full of adventures, check out Jack London's "To Build a Fire and Other Stories".

This book has approximately 2 000 headwords and is appropriate for intermediate-level learners. The text has been adapted and simplified, but it keeps the ideas and flavor found in the original stories.

Jack London (1876 - 1916) was an American novelist and short story writer. He wrote passionately about the great questions of life and death and the elemental strugles for survival. His stories were based on his own experiences and they appealed to millions of peopple worldwide.

"Give his stories to your sons and daughters, and for strong pleasure, read him again yourself."
Los Angeles Times Book Review

"A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just hungry as the dog."
Jack London