Summary (from back cover):
A fever left two-year-old Helen Keller blind and deaf. Still, she learned how to read, write, and talk. She graduated from college, met eleven U.S. presidents, and won many awards. But what was Helen Keller like as a young girl? Did she know that one day she'd overcome her disabilities?
In this book, you will find out all about Helen Keller before she made history.
My Review:
This is a very quick read, with simple language and accessible ideas for beginning readers. It's a very rosy picture of a complicated woman, but as a high-level introduction to Keller's life, it's just enough information and detail to hopefully get kids interested in learning more about Keller through the more detailed books that are out there. As a first chapter book for young or struggling readers, it gets the point across without being too heavy on context or schema that young readers may not possess.
Read: February 2022
