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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...
2) Helen Keller
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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...
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English
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"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"--
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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.
11) Helen Keller
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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.
13) Helen Keller
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Series
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life of Helen Keller who lost her sight and hearing at the age of two and still learned to read and write despite her handicap.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"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...
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Publisher
Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Follows the parallel lives of Helen Keller and Alexander Graham Bell, who continued to encounter and support each other from that eventful meeting when he recommended she be given a teacher and thus led her to Annie Sullivan.
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful new history, New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking research to reframe Helen Keller's journey after the miracle, vividly bringing to light her rarely discussed, lifelong fight for social justice across gender, class, race, and ability. Raised in Alabama, she sent shockwaves through the South when she launched a public broadside against Jim Crow and donated to the NAACP. She used her fame to oppose...
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