Synopsis
True or false? Although Helen Keller was blind and deaf, she knew several languages. True! Helen Keller learned to read and communicate by touch. She used these skills to study English, French, German, Greek, and Latin. Late in her life, she said she wanted to learn even more languages.
School Library Journal
Gr 2-4-With short, easy sentences and plenty of white space enveloping the large typeface, this biography is just right for emerging readers. Keller's story unfolds at a fast, reader-friendly pace. Students will probably skip over the few difficult names, such as Tuscumbia, the Alabama town where Helen was born, and Anagnos, a Boston doctor who headed an institute for the blind. Poignant, soft-focused watercolor illustrations complement the text. Patricia Lakin's Helen Keller and the Big Storm (Aladdin, 2002) has more cartoonlike art. Libraries owning that title should also consider Sutcliffe's book for general purchase.-Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.