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Helen shares her struggles with unassuming charm and intelligence: the frustration of not being able to express herself-- like wandering though a dense fog-- and the happiness of finally apprehending light breaking through the mist. The joy she felt when she first made the connection between the word water and the cold, wet liquid that poured over her fingers, comes spilling onto the pages with girlish, infectious enthusiasm. Written when she was...
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English
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Presents the life of Helen Keller, who was left blind and deaf by a high fever as a toddler but, with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan, overcame her disabilities to go to college and become an advocate, an inspiration, and a role model for blind and deaf people everywhere.
6) Helen Keller
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Series
Language
English
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A biography stressing the childhood of the woman who overcame the handicaps of being blind and deaf.
11) Helen Keller
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Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1968]
Language
English
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A biography of Helen Keller that stresses her education and her efforts to aid and encourage the handicapped.
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
At age twenty-one, partially-blind, lonely but spirited Annie Sullivan travels from Massachusetts to Alabama to try and teach six-year-old Helen Keller, deaf and blind since age two, self-discipline and communication skills. Includes historical notes and timeline.
20) Helen Keller
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Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
Describes how a woman left blind and deaf from a childhood illness overcame her handicaps to become a noted writer and humanitarian.