Helen Keller

A Light for the Blind

Illustrated by Donna Diamond
Ebook
0"W x 0"H x 0"D  
On sale Nov 01, 1991 | 64 Pages | 978-1-101-17965-9
| Grades 3-7
Reading Level: Lexile 810L
"Forget that I am deaf and blind and think of me as an ordinary woman," wrote Helen Keller--but she was anything but ordinary.

When  Helen was growing up, there were no facilities to help handicapped students. Still, she learned to speak, read, and write, attended Radcliffe College, wrote five books, and lectured all over the world. It wasn't enough to prove that she could do anything. Helen wanted other handicapped people to know that they could, too. And Helen achieved her purpose: the world saw a real woman behind the handicaps, and an extraordinary human being behind the legend. 
Kathleen Kudlinksi the award-winning author of more than forty books for children, including  the Boy, Were We Wrong series. She lives in Connecticut and Vermont. View titles by Kathleen V. Kudlinski
“Presents a smooth recounting of Keller’s remarkable life, making clear the motional burdens as well as the physical difficulties created by Keller’s dual handicap…. A useful introduction.”
Booklist

“Will serve as an introduction for young readers to the life and accomplishments of this famous woman.”
School Library Journal

An NCSS-CBC “Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies”

About

"Forget that I am deaf and blind and think of me as an ordinary woman," wrote Helen Keller--but she was anything but ordinary.

When  Helen was growing up, there were no facilities to help handicapped students. Still, she learned to speak, read, and write, attended Radcliffe College, wrote five books, and lectured all over the world. It wasn't enough to prove that she could do anything. Helen wanted other handicapped people to know that they could, too. And Helen achieved her purpose: the world saw a real woman behind the handicaps, and an extraordinary human being behind the legend. 

Author

Kathleen Kudlinksi the award-winning author of more than forty books for children, including  the Boy, Were We Wrong series. She lives in Connecticut and Vermont. View titles by Kathleen V. Kudlinski

Praise

“Presents a smooth recounting of Keller’s remarkable life, making clear the motional burdens as well as the physical difficulties created by Keller’s dual handicap…. A useful introduction.”
Booklist

“Will serve as an introduction for young readers to the life and accomplishments of this famous woman.”
School Library Journal

An NCSS-CBC “Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies”

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