A biography of the woman who, with the assistance of her devoted teacher Annie Sullivan, achieved success and fame despite being blind and deaf.

This biography is an excellent and accessible introduction for youngsters to learn about one of the world's most influential luminaries. Helen Keller's poignant narrative is beautifully captured in this unforgettable portrait of a woman whose vision for innovation and progress changed America and the world forever.

Focuses on the early life of Helen Keller, a woman who is well known for overcoming the handicaps of blindness and deafness.

Helen Keller: Miracle Child is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.1.2 and Literacy.L.1.1. Readers will be inspired by the gorgeous primary source photographs of Helen Keller and her teacher and mentor, Anne Sullivan. This book should be paired with "Who Was Helen Keller?" (9781448890408) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic....

A biography of the deaf and blind woman who overcame her limitations to become a speaker, writer, and advocate for people with disabilities.

Describes the life of Helen Keller, including how she lost her sight and hearing, how her teacher, Anne Sullivan, changed her life, and how she founded schools for the blind and deaf all over the world.

"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." --

"To many people, a diary is like a trusted friend - somewhere to share their true (and sometimes secret) thoughts and feelings. In this book, explore more than 200 years of American history through the eyes of real people who lived through it... and, lucky for us, wrote about it, too! In this book, learn what makes diaries and autobiographies different, why they matter, and how to think critically to read them like a historian. From the American Revolution...

A biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf as a baby but eventually attended college and spoke out for equal rights for people with disabilities.