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Ravaged by scarlet fever at the age of two, Helen Keller lost her vision and hearing. Through the tutelage and friendship of Anne Sullivan, Keller developed an unbridled enthusiasm for life and education, valuing education immensely. Graduating with honors from Radcliffe in 1904, Keller went on to pen her autobiography, revealing an inspiring story of an exemplary individual.

"The true story of Helen Keller's visit to Japan in the 1930s and her pet Akita dog."--

"We can all be heroes. That's the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare disease that made her deaf and blind. Suddenly, she couldn't see or hear at all, and it was hard for her to communicate with anyone. But when she was six years old, she met someone who would change her life forever: her teacher, Annie Sullivan....

A fictionalized biography of Helen Keller, whose world of silence and darkness was opened up when her teacher introduced a single word. Includes timeline and author's note.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the true story of Helen Keller. Little Helen was curious and eager to learn about the world. After contracting an illness during childhood, she became deaf and blind at the age of one and was unable to talk. Helen and her family found ways to connect with each other, such as hand-signing. But when Anne Sullivan, a teacher, came into...

A biography of the blind and deaf woman who rose above her physical disabilities to international renown and who helped other handicapped persons to live fuller lives.