Victor: A Novel Based On The Life Of The Savage Of Aveyron Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
"As the French revolutionaries begin time anew with year one of the new calendar, a feral child, who has somehow survived on his own in the wild, is delivered into the hands of Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard, a doctor and teacher of deaf children in Paris...Readers will be mesmerized and even stirred by the questions Gerstein raises and attempts to answer."-Pointer/Kirkus Reviews
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); 1st edition (September 15, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0374381429
ISBN-13: 978-0374381424
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,058,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #33 in Books > Teens > Historical Fiction > Biographical > European #656 in Books > Teens > Historical Fiction > Europe #870 in Books > Teens > Literature & Fiction > Boys & Men
This is a very good book but I am highly disappointed in... age recommendation...ages 9 to 12? Parts of this book include attempted rape scenes and masturbation scenes. Although well written and a good case study for adults, it is not for children.
This book is a must read for teachers, therapists, and anyone who works with children--especially damaged children. The educational approach is fascinating; the description of the boy's experience is touching. Just for clarity, this is a book for ADULT readers, not for children. Gerstein wrote a picture book on this subject (THE WILD BOY) which is appropriate and enjoyable for children.
Victor is one of the best books I've read in a long time (and I read a LOT). The issues presented will have readers talking and thinking about society, education, humankind, and mental health for a very long time.
WOW! This book was great! It didn't have much action, or much plot...but I learned a lot from the book. Like about geography, and other lil things. It was exactly five stars, but I thought a four would do it.
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