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The Wild Boy
Based on the True Story of the Wild Boy of Aveyron
By Gerstein, Mordicai
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37438-431-9
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1998
Gr 1-4 In 1800, a preadolescent boy was found wandering in the forests near Saint-Sernin in southern France. This "feral" or wild child, who had somehow survived without human contact for years, became the object of intense study by French experts who labeled him as hopelessly retarded when they failed to communicate with him. However, a young doctor named Jean-Marc Itard was intrigued by the boy and took him into his home where they worked together for several years. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
