A Picture Book of Helen Keller
Illustrator
John Wallner; Alexandra Wallner
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication Year
1990
ISBN
9780823408184
Pages
32 pages
Genre
biography
Format
picture book
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. When she was just a year and a half old, she was left blind and deaf from an illness. In a very simple text, the author covers the important facts of Helen Keller's life. Besides her extraordinary work with teacher Anne Mansfield Sullivan, she published several books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. Her bravery, brilliance, and spirit brought hope to millions of disabled people.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD660L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical disability; Illness; blind; blind child; deaf; deaf child; fever
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, Tenth Edition, 1993
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Keywords
struggle; obstacles; teacher; childhood; college; dog; Braille; bad temperment
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Adler, David A., "A Picture Book of Helen Keller" (1990). Diverse Families. 1980.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1980