Bookverdict.com

Gr 5–8—Found living wild and naked in the mountain of France in 1797, the Savage of Aveyron, or Victor, as he was later called, was treated in turns as a curiosity, a specimen, an imbecile, and a burden. This is his biography (Candlewick, 2013), pieced together using source documents and accounts from previous centuries. Where facts are not available, Losure fills in with known accounts of towns, events, etc., taking pains to delineate what is factual and what is merely probable. Approximately 10-years-old at the time of his capture, the Savage o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More