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21. Helen Keller (First Book)
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22. The Radical Lives of Helen Keller
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23. Helen Keller (Gateway Biographies)
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24. Who Was Helen Keller? (Who Was...?)
$2.24
25. The Story of My Life: The Restored
$7.14
26. Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
 
27. The Helen Keller Story (American
$17.97
28. Helen Keller: Break Down the Walls!
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29. The World At Her Fingertips: Story
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30. Helen Keller (On My Own Biographies)
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31. Helen Keller (Real People)
 
32. Helen Keller; Handicapped Girl,
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33. Helen Keller (Wonder Books Level
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34. Helen Keller: Author and Advocate
 
35. Helen Keller: Selected Writings
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36. Helen Keller (Discovery Biographies)
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37. Helen Keller Facing Her Challenges/Challenging
 
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38. Helen Keller (Women of Achievement)
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39. Helen Keller: Meet a Woman of
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40. Helen Keller (First Biographies)

21. Helen Keller (First Book)
by Lois Markham
 School & Library Binding: 64 Pages (1993-02)
list price: US$21.00
Isbn: 053120104X
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22. The Radical Lives of Helen Keller (The History of Disability)
by Kim Nielsen
Hardcover: 192 Pages (2004-01-01)
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Asin: 0814758134
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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View the Table of Contents. Read the Introduction.

"Nielsen has compiled an outstanding collection, including many letters and photos that are being published for the first time. And even if you didn't grow up in Alabama, you may still marvel about how a little girl from Tuscumbia not only beat the odds but also blazed trails."
—Dallas Morning News

"Stunning final chapter."
—The Yale Review

"If you have not read Kim Nielsen's The Radical Lifes of Helen Keller, then I highly recommend it.As a person who has labored through numerous thick volumes on the life of this remarkable deaf-blind woman, I am delighted with Nielsen's concise and refreshing scholarly work.She examines Keller's life from a Disability Studies perspective.The book is enjoyable and easy to read, and it captures Keller's political dimension with great detail, based on such additional-and sometimes chilling-sources as military intelligence and FBI files.Nielsen does great justice to both the subject of her book and to Disability Studies as an emerging field."
—Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

"This is an important book."
— Altar Magazine

"Nielsen's study challenges our impoverished cultural memories of Keller, which may have for too long served to "flatten" both our understanding not just of Keller's complex, contradictory life, but also the politics of disability, U.S. racialism, and women's political activities."
—On Campus with Women

"The Radical Lives of Helen Keller thus is an important, essential guide for any who would receive a well-rounded survey of her life."
—The Midwest Book Review

"Radical Lives fills out an important dimension of our cultural memory of the adult Helen Keller."
—www.msmagazine.com

"Nielsen's account is thoroughly researched, well organized and extremely well written....a truly important and exciting work."
—Ragged Edge Online

"Nielson examines Helen Keller's radical politics and the various reasons her politcal views were so often neglected."
—Library Journal

"Based on expansive research in wide-ranging materials, including military intelligence and FBI files, Kim Nielsen unveils Helen Keller's political life. This finely written biography helps us understand the movement for disability rights in our own time."
—Linda K. Kerber, author of No Constitutional Right to Be Ladies: Women and the Obligations of Citizenship"The book's compactness, straightforward writing style, and revolutionary approach make The Radical Lives of Helen Kellerinvaluable for both teachers and scholars. Keller would be delighted that Nielsen allowed her her Scotch." —Journal of American History

"Nielsen's book gives us a Helen Keller for our times. We meet a complex person whose politics defy our reductionist knowledge about her, whose lived experience makes for compelling reading. The Radical Lives of Helen Keller renders three-dimensional, perhaps for the first time, a figure who all too often is known to the world, but known in minimalist flatness merely as a symbol of overcoming disability. Nielsen shows us that there is so much more to Keller—a political activist, theorist, and intellectual with unconventional, and, yes, even uncomfortable, opinions. She forthrightly explores these contradictions, in lucid, readable prose, to allow a very real version of Helen Keller to emerge from the darkness."
—Lennard J. Davis, author of Bending Over Backwards: Essays on Disability and the Body

Several decades after her death in 1968, Helen Keller remains one of the most widely recognized women of the twentieth century. But the fascinating story of her vivid political life—particularly her interest in radicalism and anti-capitalist activism—has been largely overwhelmed by the sentimentalized story of her as a young deaf-blind girl.

Keller had many lives indeed. Best known for her advocacy on behalf of the blind, she was also a member of the socialist party, an advocate of women's suffrage, a defender of the radical International Workers of the World, and a supporter of birth control—and she served as one of the nation's most effective but unofficial international ambassadors. In spite of all her political work, though, Keller rarely explored the political dimensions of disability, adopting beliefs that were often seen as conservative, patronizing, and occasionally repugnant. Under the wing of Alexander Graham Bell, a controversial figure in the deaf community who promoted lip-reading over sign language, Keller became a proponent of oralism, thereby alienating herself from others in the deaf community who believed that a rich deaf culture was possible through sign language. But only by distancing herself from the deaf community was she able to maintain a public image as a one-of-a-kind miracle.

Using analytic tools and new sources, Kim E. Nielsen's political biography of Helen Keller has many lives, teasing out the motivations for and implications of her political and personal revolutions to reveal a more complex and intriguing woman than the Helen Keller we thought we knew.

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5-0 out of 5 stars A powerful social, political and literary biography
Kim Nielsen's Radical Lives Of Helen Keller is part of the New York University Press "The History of Disability" series and provides a powerful social, political and literary biography of Helen Keller's life based on research into both literary sources and FBI files and military intelligence. The result is an unusual focus on Keller's involvement in disability rights and activism a focus which has been lost in other concentrations on her blindness and literary achievements. Radical Lives thus is an important, essential guide for any who would receive a well-rounded survey of her life. ... Read more


23. Helen Keller (Gateway Biographies)
by Sandra H. Shichtman
Library Binding: 48 Pages (2002-09-01)
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Asin: 0761325506
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars Helen Keller -Biography Worth Reading
My children and I learned so much about this remarkable woman, Helen Keller, from reading this book.She is truly a role model for people with disabilities and also serves as a role model for girls.We admired her courage to come "out of a dark and silent world" and also be a crusader for the blind and deaf.The layout of the book makes it wonderful to read with children.There are chapters, subheadings,important dates and an index.The vocabulary is very appropriate and easy for a young reader to understand.We especially enjoyed having photographs of Helen Keller and some of the people that were so important to her(like her teacher, Anne Sullivan).There are also these "boxes" with background information that initiated much discussin with my children.The book served as an excellent source of information for my daughter who was writing a report on Helen Keller. ... Read more


24. Who Was Helen Keller? (Who Was...?)
by Gare Thompson
Paperback: 112 Pages (2003-08-25)
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Asin: 0448431440
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and she spent the rest of her life struggling to break through it. But with the help of teacher Annie Sullivan, Helen learned to read, write, and do many amazing things. This inspiring illustrated biography is perfect for young middle-grade readers. Black-and-white line drawings throughout, sidebars on related topics such as Louis Braille, a timeline, and a bibliography enhance readers' understanding of the subject.

Illustrated by John O'Brien. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Biographies for Beginners
Wonderful introduction to biographies for the early reader set (6-10 yrs old, depending on reading ability).It provides enough info to be useful, but not so much that the child is bogged down and loses interest.The series is fabulous.

5-0 out of 5 stars Excellent for upper elementary students
As a teacher of fourth grade, I have found this series to be indispensable when it comes to having my students create their biography pizzas.The information is presented in an easy to read format and contains pictures throughout. When I think back to my days in school, I always found biography books dry and dull. The authors of this series manage to present the information in an engaging manner. I often have children who read more in the series after their project is finished.

5-0 out of 5 stars Great subject for a children book.
Great subject for a children book. I got this series of books for my daughter and she really enjoyes reading them. Great read and educational too.

5-0 out of 5 stars Helen Keller
I loved this book because it made sense. It told about Helen Keller's life and as a blind and deaf kid and adult . It also told about where she went to school and about the places she went .It told about who taught Helen how to read and write and talk! I also liked this book because it was hard to put it down when I had to go somewhere. This book also told about her little sister and how Helen got sick and turned blind and deaf and how her teacher died. This book was great! You should read it. ... Read more


25. The Story of My Life: The Restored Edition
by Helen Keller
Hardcover: 400 Pages (2003-04-15)
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Asin: 0679642870
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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THE 100th YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION

The Story of My Life, a remarkable account of overcoming the debilitating challenges of being both deaf and blind, has become an international classic, making Helen Keller one of the most well-known, inspirational figures in history. Originally published in 1903, Keller’s fascinating memoir narrates the events of her life up to her third year at Radcliffe College.

Helen Keller’s story of struggle and achievement is one of unquenchable hope. From tales of her difficult early days, to details of her relationship withher beloved teacher Anne Sullivan, to her impressions of academic life, Keller’s honest, straightforward writing lends insight into an amazing mind. Like the original, this centenary edition of The Story of My Life includes letters Keller wrote to friends throughout her childhood and adolescence that chronicle her intellectual and sensory progression, as well as assistant John Macy’s commentary on her interpretations of her surroundings.

In addition to reprinting Keller’s long-lost original work, this edition contains excerpts from her little-known, deeply personal memoir The World We Live In, which give readers a detailed look into an otherwise unimaginable existence, as well as an excerpt from Out of the Dark, a political commentary Keller wrote during her years as a socialist.

Deftly edited and prefaced by scholar James Berger, this comprehensive anniversary edition celebrates a century of readers’ enthrallment with one of the most powerful figures in history. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Person of the Century
My vote of many others who believe Helen Keller was Person of the Century. She was an incredible human being. Personified what should be the "Human Spirit".

4-0 out of 5 stars A wonderful restoration of a remarkable story
This is a beautiful 100th year anniversary edition of Helen Keller's The Story of My Life, originally published in 1903.In his introduction, editor James Berger stresses the importance of offering Helen Keller's text in its original form, but he has greatly enhanced the original story by including additional background information, a section of Keller's own letters from the age of eight, and finally, commentaries on Keller's personality, education, speech, and style written by Annie Sullivan and others.

Although Helen Keller's story is familiar to all, to read it described in her own words is even more compelling.Using wonderful, descriptive prose, Keller does a masterful job of depicting her transformation into a sentient being after the arrival of her teacher, Annie Sullivan.Of particular note is Keller's frequent use of sight-oriented language (e.g., "very soon the green, pointed buds showed signs of opening") despite her disabilities.Although Keller tells of several dark periods in her life--including the "Frost King" incident and her struggles at college--what shines through most clearly is her incredible optimism and unfailingly cheerful disposition.

As amazing as it is to read Keller's story in her own words, it is her letters which leave the reader feeling truly astonished.Just three and a half months after Sullivan first arrived to teach Helen, Keller was able to write simple declaratory statements such as "helen write anna george will give helen apple."The progression of Keller's language is truly extraordinary; just five months later, she is writing nearly as well as--or perhaps better than--other children her age:"I am glad to write you a letter. Father will send you a picture."Soon it is nearly impossible to believe that this young woman spent her first eight years without thought or speech.Included within Keller's letters are some of the replies she received from her many famous friends, such as the poet John Whittier.

Following Keller's letters are supplementary accounts from various sources, most notably the letters of Annie Sullivan.My one complaint about the book is that I wish these letters had been printed side-by-side with Keller's; it would have been truly captivating to read the accounts of pupil and teacher in tandem.Still, Sullivan's accounts are appealing in their own right, and her life's dedication to her student was truly remarkable.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting to get the clearest, most true account of one of the 20th century's most fascinating women, Helen Keller. ... Read more


26. Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)
by Johanna Hurwitz
Hardcover: 48 Pages (2003-10-28)
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Asin: 0679977058
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless indeed. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher empower Helen to triumph over incredible adversity. This amazing true story is finally brought to the beginner reader level.   ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Helen Keller - Courage in the Dark
I enjoyed learning about Helen Keller's life from reading this book.I especially liked the part about how she turned into an excellent student from a bad student.It is amazing how she learned so many languages and travelled to so many places even though she could not see nor hear.I also liked the braille alphabet at the end of the book.

5-0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Beginning Reader
Because of my husband's work, we have unfortunately had to move around quite a bit.I was looking for English books for my 8 year old that would be at her reading level yet would be engaging.This fit the bill.
My daughter eagerly read the book (and has read it several times now) and has begun to ask me many questions about Helen Keller, braille, blindness and deafness, etc.Marvellous!I was quite pleased with the results.
I did not purchase this book as an historical treatise and so did not expect it to go at length into Helen Keller's life.But my daughter could relate to the story of a young girl who is presented with tremendous challenges and not only overcomes but succeeds in living a fruitful, rewarding and exemplary life. Because it is written in a "chewable" English, she didn't give up on the book.I found this book to be very positive.
The "Step Into Reading" series on the whole I found to be very good.Historical topics tend to be chosen rather than "fairy" stories for content.The writing style is challenging but not out-of-reach.And the books are engaging.
I do not hesitate to recommend this book for 6 - 8 year olds.Encouraging girls to read about positive female role models - - I do think Helen Keller would approve.

5-0 out of 5 stars The brave deaf and blind girl
It was about a girl name Helen Keller. She was born on June,27 1880. She lived on a farm in Alabama. But one day she had a high fever and cause her to go blind and deaf. Her parents couldn't tell if she was hungry,tried, or thrist. When she wake up in the middle of the night she thought it was moring and cryed for her breakfast. Finally her parents ask for help then this young lady ask name Anne Sullivan. Anne was once almost blind but she had several operations to help her see again. At first Helen gave her problems. Whatever Helen did to Anne she would do the same to her. Later Helen learned to listen to Anne. She also learned how to do sign language to deaf people or people that can see and hear. Helen's parents were very proud of her because she learned how to do many things that a person like her couldn't do. Helen later went to college and became famous. Then she passed away before eieght-first birthday.

I recommend this book because it tells about how a girl can do something with her life even though she's blind.

3-0 out of 5 stars so-so story about a great woman
Any information children get about Helen Keller is probably better than none.The title Courage in the Dark, is oh so cliche.If she was only blind, she wouldn't have been so well known.Blindness only cut her off from objects, it was her deafness that isolated herfrom communication.The combination of being blind and deaf defined challenges for her.The book gives the play-by-play about her life with little details.She earned a college degree reading fingerspelling into her palm.This was a period few when women even went to college.An enormous deal should have been made about her never giving up. There are probably better books about Helen Keller and I would encourage anyone to learn more about Deaf Culture.It is quite amazing how they fought for the same rights everyone else had. If you are looking for information on people like Helen Keller, try the deaf-blind lions club in your area.

1-0 out of 5 stars A Shameful Book!
The authors and publishers should be ashamed. Helen Kellers's life was NOT simply filled with "silence and darkness", as the authors write. She was a fighter for women's rights, including the right to vote. She denounced the murder of coal miners by John D. Rockefeller. She helped found the American Civil Liberties Union. She worked tirelessly for peace.She lived a long, full NOISY 88 years.

This book reduces her to a permanent teenager, and an image on a postage stamp.This book misinforms young people, and gives them a ridiculous idea of what Helen Keller was really all about. ... Read more


27. The Helen Keller Story (American Cavalcade)
by Catherine Owens Peare
 Library Binding: 176 Pages (1994-01)
list price: US$9.95
Isbn: 1559050845
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars Biography Book Report on Helen Keller
Imagine if you had an illness that caused you to loose both your eyesight and hearing. Imagine if this happened when you were so little that you hadn't learned to talk or communicate yet. This is exactly what happened to Helen Keller. Helen had a wonderful teacher named Anne Sullivan who worked with the stubborn little girl and taught her to communicate. Amazingly she learned how using Braille, Manuel alphabet, sign language, and even speaking some words. She was always was determined to learn more. She became very successful and always wanted to help others. Helen gave speeches throughout the world and also became the first deaf- blind women to graduate from Radcliff College.I would highly recommend this novel to anyone looking for an interesting biography about a truly extraordinary person.

"The Helen Keller Story" by Catherine Owen Peare is a good biography that explains the life of Helen Keller in great detail.It explains how she learned and was taught by Mrs. Sullivan very well. For example, how Mrs. Sullivan took her to a stream and repeatedly spelled out the letters water on one of her hands while pouring water over the other. The story gives descriptive details on Helen's feelings, the environment, and whatever is happening around them.

Another reason I liked this book was because it is very inspiring. I think that it is amazing that a person who is blind, deaf and cannot talk very well can still be very successful. It shows us you can over come anything when you put your heart and mind to it.Even with her disabilities Helen worked hard to help others. For example she worked hard to raise money for poor boy named Tommy who was also deaf and blind. She raised over sixteen hundred dollars and got him an education at Perkins Academy.

Finally, another reason why I recommend this book is because it is a very well written story that is a quick read. It is easy to follow what is going on in her life from what the author is explaining. I could almost imagine being there and having to go through all of the difficulties Helen had.

The Helen Keller Story is an excellent book that I would highly recommend for anyone looking for a biography about a truly remarkable woman in history.


~ C. Cirillo

5-0 out of 5 stars Helen Keller
This book is amazing.It is probably the best children's book about Helen Keller that I have ever read.It shows how much anyone can accomplish if they are determined.

4-0 out of 5 stars Helen Keller
Helen Keller was a blind and deaf child who learned how to read, write, talk, and communicate with the world. Her teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her become a huge success in life and it's shown by the wonderful examples Helen sets for everyone: anybody can overcome his or her obstacles. Helen even wrote a book about herself, and all the celebrities wanted to meet her. I thought that the book was so inspiring. It teaches people that anybody can accomplish anything, as long as they put hard work into it. I recommend this book for people who are insecure, or want to become a better person in life. ... Read more


28. Helen Keller: Break Down the Walls! (Defining Moments)
by Margaret Fetty
Library Binding: 32 Pages (2006-08)
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29. The World At Her Fingertips: Story Of Helen Keller, The
by Joan Dash
Mass Market Paperback: 240 Pages (2002-08)
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Asin: 0590907166
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This lively biography goes beyond Helen's youth and learning process and includes many fascinating details of her later life, including her college years and involvement with politics.It's "riveting reading for sudents in need of inspiration, or who're overcoming disability or studying changing expectations for women (Kirkus)."
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5-0 out of 5 stars AThe World At Her Fingertips
"Do you believe in life after death?""Most certainly.It's no more than passing from one room into another.... But there's a difference for me, you know.Because in that other - room - I shall be able to see." The World At Her Fingertips, a biography on Helen Keller, explores the public and well known life of Helen Keller.Keller lost her eyesight and hearing around the age of one, which called for a different kind of learning.With the help of Annie Sullivan she pursued her dreams of going to school and became well known for her achievements, despite her handicap, and her determination.The story itself of Helen Keller's life is inspiring, therefore, I would recommend this book.

One reason I recommend this book is because of the inspiration it gives.It was inspiring from beginning to end.In the beginning of the book Helen, deaf and blind, began to learn words and that was inspiring because it shows that we all have the potential to do things if we try.At the end she was asked if she believed in life after death.She responded by saying she most certainly did, for it was no more than passing from one room into another, but the only difference for her would be that she would gain sight of the things around her.

Another reason I'd recommend this book is because of the education it gives in return of reading it.You learn more about Helen Keller's life but also the people around her, and how society was in the early 1900's.

Although I really liked this book there was some confusion in it.In the book, Annie Sullivan, Helen's teacher, was often referred to as "Teacher" by Helen, but the thing that I was confused over was whether it was really what Helen called her, or was it just a nickname the author used.

When I first picked up this book I thought, this is going to be one boring book, but after I sat down and started reading it I really came to like it.So whether you are into reading biographies or not, I recommend this book, because it is an inspiring biography and life story.

J.Moss

3-0 out of 5 stars helen keller
the book was interesting but a bit unclear. it got confusing at times

5-0 out of 5 stars Informative Book
I enjoyed reading the book, The World At Her Fingertips: The Story of Helen Keller, because I think that this book is informative. It has a lot of information based on Helen Keller that can help you learn a lot about her. I think it's not only an educational book but it can be fun to read during your spare time. Frankly, I found that Helen Keller was an extoradinary woman who succeded through life without letting her blindness and deafness take control over it. I learned a lot more about Helen Keller than I did before before. I think the author did a great job portraying and explaining Helen's lifestyle. With this book you will know and understand who Helen Keller was and how she went through life without ever giving up because of certain diseases.

5-0 out of 5 stars You will come away feeling empowered by this story.
This is a good biography of Helen Keller (1880-1968), the blind and deaf girl who demonstrated that many things in life were still possible to those with physical challenges. This volume covers all the major events and important people in Keller's life. Because she was in the public spotlight for most of her years, this book talks about many of the great public figures and events of Keller's day. The book includes two sets of pictures, one from her early and one from her later years. You'll read about her personal struggles, her private fears, her education, her work, and her politics. And you'll be amazed at the full and productive life of one of the most remarkable women who ever lived.

From the time that she was six years old until the end of her long life, Helen was famous. It began as an accidental tragedy: she developed a fever that almost killed her when she was 19 months old. When she recovered, her sight faded slowly away; her parents learned that she had become deaf also. The last word to fade away from Helen was the word "water." Then there was nothing.

She lived the first few years of her life like a little savage, unable to be reached by those around her except in the most primitive of human communications, touch. She ate by roaming around the dinner table and sticking her hands into other people's plates. Nobody knew how to discipline a child who was so severely handicapped --- and it seemed cruel to discipline her at all. But Helen was highly intelligent, and she knew that other people could talk with their mouths in a way that she could not. Her rage at this "differentness" that she could not understand found its expression in what she later called the Phantom. When the Phantom side of Helen's personality appeared, she was wild, physically strong, and almost uncontrollable.

Then, when Helen was six years old, her parents learned about the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston. They asked for a teacher to come and help Helen. And the school sent a 20-year-old girl who was barely sighted herself, Annie Sullivan. Annie, in one month, taught Helen what a word is and that everything has a name. With that one key, Annie opened the world to Helen and empowered her to become a part of it.

Helen was born in June 1880, on a farm in Alabama. She died a world-famous woman in June 1968. Her life spanned two world wars. She traveled around the entire globe. In 1904, she graduated cum laude (with praise) from Radcliffe College. During her career, she gave lectures, worked in vaudeville, and mingled with presidents, kings, and emperors. She helped to raise the world's consciousness about blindness and deafness. People became aware of what the handicapped could accomplish and that they didn't need to be pitied and shut away from the world.

Though it's a biography of Keller, this book really tells the story of two remarkable women, Helen and Annie. Throughout her long life, Helen remained devoted to Annie, whom she always called Teacher. As remarkable as Helen's hard work and life's achievement were, they were matched by Annie's. Annie Sullivan gave her entire life to the furtherance of Helen's experiences. It was Annie who sat beside Helen in every class during her college years, tapping into her hand everything the instructors said. And it was Annie who read her college texts to her endlessly, sacrificing her own failing eyesight to do so.

You will come away feeling empowered by this story about what can be accomplished when people dedicate their lives to a high purpose.


---Reviewed by Tamara Penny

4-0 out of 5 stars Good, but a few inconsistancies...
Good, fairly accurate description of Helen's life, but there were a few inaccuracies and I got the feeling that the author was a little critical of poor Anne Sullivan at one point.Joan once mentions that Anne "reduced Mr. Gilman to a mass of quivering jelly" when talking about Mr. Gilman's (I think cruel) plot to forcibly separative Anne and Helen, wrongly implying that Anne was this domineering tyrant.I was soo glad to read that Mr. Gilman's awful plan failed.But if anything, it was Mr. Gilman who tried to crush Anne; he had poor Anne in tears!I got the feeling he was jealous of the close bond Anne and Helen had & their achievements.Another inaccuracy was the claim that Anne was "scornful" of women's suffrage; Anne was not; she just didn't pay too much attention to it until Helen got her into it; Anne was actually very much pro-suffrage by the time she'd split from John Macy.It was a curious thing another reviewer said that Helen "marketed" herself as a curiosity; I guess what it is was that both Helen and Anne had peculiar handicaps & used them as assets to support themselves rather than depending on others to support them.And it does still make their lives remarkable esp. since they lived in an era where neither handicapped individuals or women were encourage to lead independent lives. All in all, a good descriptive biography. ... Read more


30. Helen Keller (On My Own Biographies)
by Jane Sutcliffe
Hardcover: 48 Pages (2002-09)
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Asin: 0876146000
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars My Mom Wrote It So You Better Love It!
My mother wrote this book about 20 years ago.It was read one day on Romper Room.What better recommendation could there be? ... Read more


31. Helen Keller (Real People)
by Pam Walker
Paperback: 24 Pages (2000-08)
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32. Helen Keller; Handicapped Girl,
by Katharine Elliot Wilkie
 School & Library Binding: Pages (1969-01)
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Isbn: 0672500760
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33. Helen Keller (Wonder Books Level 2 Biographies)
by Cynthia Fitterer Klingel, Robert B. Noyed
Library Binding: 24 Pages (2001-08)
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A phonics-based nonfiction book for level-two beginning readers, providing information about Helen Keller, a woman who achieved great things even though she could not see, speak, or hear. Includes an index and a list of books and Web sites for further study. ... Read more


34. Helen Keller: Author and Advocate for the Disabled (Spirit of America, Our People)
by Deborah Kent
Library Binding: 32 Pages (2003-08)
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Asin: 1592960057
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Introduces the life and accomplishments of famed author and advocate for the disabled, Helen Keller. ... Read more


35. Helen Keller: Selected Writings (History of Disability)
 Paperback: 398 Pages (2005-06-01)

Isbn: 0814758304
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"These words written so long ago are as lively and relevant as if they were just typed.... Editor Kim Nielsen has compiled a treasure trove of Helen Keller's letters, speeches, and other writings that provide a glimpse into Keller's friendships; her views about disability, politics, and social justice; and her affection and respect for her teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy.... Because of the breadth of topics addressed, this book will be of significance to a wide variety of people.... As evidenced by her own words, Helen Keller was a deeply spiritual person with high regard for the dignity of each person and a desire for social justice. My admiration for her as a woman and as a citizen has increased by reading this book."—Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

"[This] makes a fine companion to The Radical Lives of Helen Keller. . . . A useful addition to academic libraries supporting literature programs and larger public libraries."—Library Journal

“Here is Helen Keller's endlessly fascinating life in all its variety: from intimate personal correspondence to radical political essays, from autobiography to speeches advocating the rights of disabled people. All are illuminated by Nielsen's insightful introductory essays. The wealth of photos is equally delightful. This is a treasure trove for Keller enthusiasts and scholars alike.”
—Douglas C. Baynton, author of Forbidden Signs: American Culture and the Campaign Against Sign Language

"Helen Keller: Selected Writings allows a fresh reassessment of one of the extraordinary figures of the twentieth century. Helen Keller was more than just a blind and deaf woman who learned to communicate, she was an acute intelligence exploring and explaining the world to those with all five senses. This astute selection from her writings enables us to read her public and private words over the many decades of long and productive life."
—Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, Smith College

”With the help of the American Foundation for the Blind, editor Nielsen has compiled an outstanding collection, including many letters and photos that are being published for the first time.”
—DallasNews.com

"In this thorough collection...the rest of the world gets the gift of reading about a life lived in the service of one's dreams, as wonderful a gift as any."
—Bitch

“[My life] is so rich with blessings—an immense capacity of enjoyment, books, and beloved friends. . . . Most earnestly I pray the dear Heavenly Father that I may sometime make myself far more worthy of the love shown to me than I am now.”
—April 22, 1900 letter from Helen Keller to John Hitz, AFB

When Helen Keller died in 1968, at the age of eighty-eight years old, she was one of the most widely known women in the world. The overnight success of her biography, The Story of My Life, written at age twenty-three, made it obvious to Keller that she was endowed with a gift for writing and speaking. As she got older, she increasingly began to do both on a variety of subjects extending beyond her own disability, including social, political, and theological issues.

Helen Keller: Selected Writings collects Keller’s personal letters, political writings, speeches, and excerpts of her published materials from 1887 to 1968. The book also includes an introductory essay by Kim E. Nielsen, headnotes to each document, and a selected bibliography of work by and about Keller. The majority of the letters and some prints, all drawn from the Helen Keller Archives at the American Foundation for the Blind in New York, are being published for the first time.

Literature, education, advocacy, politics, religion, travel: the many interests of Helen Keller culminate in this book and are reflected in her spirited narration. Also portrayed are the individuals Keller inspired and took inspiration from, including her teacher Annie Sullivan, her family, and others with whom she formed friendships throughout the course of her life.

This often charming collection revels in and preserves Keller’s public and private life, coming to us in the year which marks the 125th anniversary of her birthday.

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36. Helen Keller (Discovery Biographies)
by Polly Anne Graff
Library Binding: 80 Pages (1992-01)
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Asin: 0791014126
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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1-0 out of 5 stars Flat and dull
This isn''t the Hellen Keller I remember reading about as a child. I know the book is part of many school libraries, but I found the characters flat and dull. I want more detail. These were fascinating women.

5-0 out of 5 stars Helen's mother and father ate their supper sadly?
I love this book Helen Keller? Downstairs Helen's mother and father ate their supper sadly because their daughter acted up on their birthday? It is a good book.

4-0 out of 5 stars almost perfect!
when i read this book, i though it was really good. helen went through a hard but good life. ... Read more


37. Helen Keller Facing Her Challenges/Challenging the World (Another Great Achiever)
by Janet and Geoff Benge
Hardcover: 48 Pages (2000-06-01)
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Asin: 1575371073
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Helen Keller-she faced her challenges, and then challenged the world. Helen at the age of one became deaf and blind. With the help of Anne Sullivan, she learned to read and write French, German, Greek, and Latin, and graduated from college with honors. Helen authored six books, and went around the world speaking how people can help those with physical challenges. She is truly one of America's great achievers. ... Read more


38. Helen Keller (Women of Achievement)
by Dennis Wepman
 Paperback: 112 Pages (1988-10)
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Asin: 0791004171
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars Great informative biography
This Biography of Helen Keller was great. It was very informative, I learned a lot about this very determined, wonderful young woman. I even chose to do a report on this for a class. I would reccommend this to anyone interested. ... Read more


39. Helen Keller: Meet a Woman of Courage (Meeting Famous People)
by Carin T. Ford
Library Binding: 32 Pages (2002-12)
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Asin: 0766018563
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40. Helen Keller (First Biographies)
by Christy Devillier
Library Binding: 32 Pages (2004-01)
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Asin: 159197514X
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