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Wild boy [electronic resource] : the real life of the Savage of Aveyron / Mary Losure ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering.

Losure, Mary. (Author). Ering, Timothy B. (Added Author).

Summary:

Presents the story of the feral boy known as the Savage of Aveyron, discovered in the mountain wilderness of Southern France in the late 18th century, and describes the attempts led by Paris physician Jean Marc Gaspard Itard to civilize him.

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  • ISBN: 9780763663698 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 0763663697 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource : ill.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2013.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Wild Boy of Aveyron > Juvenile literature.
Itard, Jean Marc Gaspard, 1775-1838 > Juvenile literature.
Feral children > France > Aveyron > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Abandoned children > France > Aveyron > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Wild Boy of Aveyron.
Itard, Jean Marc Gaspard, 1775-1838
Feral children.
Abandoned children.
Genre: Electronic books.


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