Random House New Releases - Juvenile Nonfiction - Psychology

Wild Boy by Timothy Basil Ering

2013-03-26T00:30:00-05:00

Wild Boy The Real Life of the Savage of Aveyron
Written by Mary Losure
Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering

Hardcover, 176 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography; Juvenile Nonfiction - Psychology; Juvenile Nonfiction - People & Places - Europe | $16.99 | 978-0-7636-5669-0 (0-7636-5669-0)

What happens when society finds a wild boy alone in the woods and tries to civilize him? A true story from the author of The Fairy Ring.

One day in 1798, woodsmen in southern France returned from the forest having captured a naked boy. He had been running wild, digging for food, and was covered with scars. In the village square, people gathered around, gaping and jabbering in words the boy didn’t understand. And so began the curious public life of the boy known as the Savage of Aveyron, whose journey took him all the way to Paris. Though the wild boy’s world was forever changed, some things stayed the same: sometimes, when the mountain winds blew, "he looked up at the sky, made sounds deep in his throat, and gave great bursts of laughter." In a moving work of narrative nonfiction that reads like a novel, Mary Losure invests another compelling story from history with vivid and arresting new life.

Science Fair Winners: Experiments To Do on Your Family by David Goldin

2010-09-28T00:30:00-05:00

Science Fair Winners: Experiments To Do on Your Family
Written by Karen Romano Young
Illustrated by David Goldin

Trade Paperback, 80 pages | National Geographic Children's Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects; Juvenile Nonfiction - Science & Technology - Biology; Juvenile Nonfiction - Psychology | $12.95 | 978-1-4263-0691-4 (1-4263-0691-1)

Young investigators discover for themselves how humans learn, as they delve into the mysteries of their shared DNA. Figure out a little brother or sister by analyzing what a very young child can see…learn about relationships through activities that analyze birth order and how siblings resolve conflict. As with all the books in our Science Fair Winners series, this refreshing volume promises creative and irresistible experiments that will awaken the scientist in every student.

Science Fair Winners: Experiments To Do On Your Family by David Goldin

2010-09-28T00:30:00-05:00

Science Fair Winners: Experiments To Do On Your Family
Written by Karen Romano Young
Illustrated by David Goldin

Hardcover, 80 pages | National Geographic Children's Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Science & Technology - Experiments & Projects; Juvenile Nonfiction - Science & Technology - Biology; Juvenile Nonfiction - Psychology | $24.90 | 978-1-4263-0692-1 (1-4263-0692-X)