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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
For the first nineteen months of her life, Helen Keller is a normal child who laughs and plays and explores her surroundings. But a high fever robs Helen of her sight and hearing, leaving her alone in a dark, silent world. Until the day Anne Sullivan comes into her life, Helen's only means of communication are crude signs and gestures.
6) Helen Keller
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Profiles the blind and deaf woman who learned to communicate with the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, and who became a college graduate, lecturer, and advocate for the handicapped.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Though Helen Keller became deaf and blind after a childhood illness in 1882, she grew up to be a renowned author, activist, and speaker. With the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, Keller overcame major obstacles in her life and used them to become an advocate for those experiencing discrimination and hardship. This inspiring biography uses Keller's own words as a primary source, so that readers can better know and understand this amazing woman and...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Helen Keller was one of the most influential advocates for people with disabilities in history. Keller lost her sight and hearing as an infant. However, she took every opportunity to learn, to reach out, and to impact the world around her. Readers will learn how Keller changed how people saw individuals with disabilities. They'll also learn how she contributed to foundations and organizations that continue to help people today. Historical photographs...
9) Helen Keller
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A very simple introduction to the life and accomplishments of noted author and lecturer Helen Keller. Biographies are an essential part of the curriculum, and our Basic Biographies offer young readers a first look at some well-known, fascinating figures. Aligned to curriculum standards, this series features easy-to-read text and carefully chosen photos that highlight key moments of the subjects' lives. Glossary terms and sources for further information...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Helen Keller was an activist, rebel, performer, romantic and so much more! Most stories about Helen Keller focus on the story of her deaf-blindness and scholarship, but there is more to Helen than her disability. This story teaches children to look beyond the surface with everyone they encounter"--
15) Helen Keller
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography stressing the childhood of the woman who overcame the handicaps of being blind and deaf. With Braille alphabet on back cover.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Helen Keller was no ordinary woman. When she was growing up, there were almost no facilities to help handicapped students. Still, she learned to speak, read and write. It wasn't enough to prove that she could do anything. Helen wanted other handicapped people to know that they could, too.
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Helen Keller became an author, educator, and activist who believed in equality for people with disabilities. Before she made history as the first deaf and blind person to graduate from college, Helen was a smart kid who loved learning. She overcame challenges to learn to read, write, and talk. She spoke up for other people with disabilities so they could get equal rights." --from back cover.
20) Helen Keller
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Helen Keller, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
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