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.
Audience
1000 Lexile.
1000L Lexile
Study Program
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.5 3 157709
Accelerated Reader MG 6.5 3 157709
Summary
Presents the true story of a late-eighteenth-century feral youth who was discovered in the woods of Southern France and who endured harrowing changes imposed by people who attempted to civilize him.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references (p. 166) and index.