Wild boy : the real life of the savage of Aveyron /

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by Losure, Mary.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Candlewick Press, (Somerville, MA :) Physical details: 169p. 22cm. Subject(s): Itard, Jean Marc Gaspard, -- 1775-1838 -- Juvenile literature. --Wild Boy of Aveyron -- Juvenile literature. --Feral children -- France -- Aveyron -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Year : 2013 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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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.