WILD BOY: THE REAL LIFE OF THE SAVAGE OF AVEYRON

WILD BOY: THE REAL LIFE OF THE SAVAGE OF AVEYRON, by Mary Losure, ill. by Timothy Basil Ering (Candlewick, March 2013)(ages 10+).  In the last years of the 18th century, a boy -- about ten or eleven years old -- was captured in rural France.  He'd been living on his own -- foraging in the forest, naked and running on all fours -- and no one knew where he came from.  Ultimately, he was taken to Paris for study, where scientists tried to "civilize" him...

WILD BOY offers a fascinating look at one boy and human nature and what it means to be civilized -- a compelling and thought-provoking read.