Savage Girls and Wild Boys is a fascinating history of extraordinary children, brought up by animals, raised in the wilderness, or locked up for long years in solitary confinement. Wild or feral children have fascinated us through the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton deftly investigates a number of infamous cases. He looks at Peter the Wild Boy, who gripped the attention of Swift and...

Seven-year-old Bulu describes events surrounding the arrival of two wolf girls at her orphanage, including attempts to teach them to eat properly and to speak

Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of The Jungle Book II includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Jane Yolen. Mowgli was once the little man-cub raised by Mother Wolf. Now Mowgli is the Jungle Lord ruling over...

After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven-year-old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world

A supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night

A foundling rediscovers his identity through the help of the falconer who adopts him