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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 12
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In this autobiography, initially published in 1903, Helen Keller recalls her remarkable life as a blind and deaf woman taught to communicate by Ann Sullivan. Here among other memories, Keller describes her epiphany at the water pump when she connected the physical world with its linguistic counterpart. Keller was eventually educated at Radcliffe University, where she graduated with honors.
3) Helen Keller
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Describes how a woman left blind and deaf from a childhood illness overcame her handicaps to become a noted writer and humanitarian.
Author
Pub. Date
1909
Description
In her earlier works, Helen Keller described the details of the early illness that left her deaf and blind, and in the prevailing opinion of the day, unable to be educated, as well as the methods that were eventually used to teach her how to communicate. In the remarkable memoir The World I Live In, Keller offers a much more personal take on her situation, inviting readers inside her own personal experience.
6) Helen Keller
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A brief biography of Helen Keller who was both blind and deaf, yet inspired many with her spirit and achievements.
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Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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Description
"Helen Keller lost her ability to see and hear before she turned two years old. But in her lifetime, she learned to ride horseback and dance the foxtrot. She graduated from Radcliffe. She became a world famous speaker and author. She befriended Mark Twain, Charlie Chaplin, and Alexander Graham Bell. And above all, she revolutionized public perception and treatment of the blind and the deaf. The catalyst for this remarkable lifes journey was Annie...
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The fascinating life of one of the most popular historical figures is told through images -- most rarely, if ever, seen -- from the American Foundation for the Blind and The Perkins School for the Blind. The images trace Keller's life from birth, to childhood with Annie Sullivan in the cottage, to college, and on to her many years as a dedicated social activist and spokesperson.--From amazon.com
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Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Phillis Wheatley, Sacagawea, Queen Victoria, Sarah Bernhardt, Emma Lazarus, Helen Keller, Bessie Smith, Madame Curie, Frida Kahlo, Babe Didrikson, Anne Frank, Wilma Rudolph, Indira Gandhi, Nadia Comaneci
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
A tale inspired by a little-known romance between the famous blind and deaf Radcliffe graduate and her private secretary, Peter Fagan, takes place in Keller's thirties when, in the wake of Annie Sullivan's diagnosis with tuberculosis, Keller's plans to marry are thwarted by her disapproving family.
17) Helen Keller
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A skill-building adaptation of the iconic notable's life features archival photographs, is designed for accessibility to first-time independent readers and traces Keller's early days as a disabled child through her triumphant academic achievements.
19) Helen Keller
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Description
Traces the life and accomplishments of the woman who struggled to overcome her deaf and blind handicaps, with the aid of her famous teacher, Annie Sullivan.