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Helen Keller
by
Margaret Davidson,
Wendy Watson (Goodreads Author)
The bestselling biography of Helen Keller and how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne Sullivan, she learned to talk, read, and eventually graduate from college with honors.
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
April 1st 1989
by Scholastic Paperbacks
(first published 1969)
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Helen Keller
My book was about Helen Keller’s story. I first heard about her story from my friend and I couldn’t wait to learn about her. I asked myself is it true? Blind, deaf and dumb girl can do this? Can she read and do everything that she wants until she got a college degree?! So I started looking for Helen Keller’s story until I found it. It’s really an interesting story that will hook you to read more and more about this lady. This lady faced a lot of problems in her life but she succeed...more
My book was about Helen Keller’s story. I first heard about her story from my friend and I couldn’t wait to learn about her. I asked myself is it true? Blind, deaf and dumb girl can do this? Can she read and do everything that she wants until she got a college degree?! So I started looking for Helen Keller’s story until I found it. It’s really an interesting story that will hook you to read more and more about this lady. This lady faced a lot of problems in her life but she succeed...more
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The book, Helen Keller, by Margaret Davidson is the heart-wrenching true story of Helen Keller, a girl who lost her sense of sight and sound. She was born with all her senses and when she was a toddler she got a fever which stole her sense of sight and hearing from her. From that time on, she became a volatile child. This was based on her confusion at the world around her. She would often run into things or purposefully push her baby sister’s crib over. Her parents were desperate for som...more
The book, Helen Keller, by Margaret Davidson is the heart-wrenching true story of Helen Keller, a girl who lost her sense of sight and sound. She was born with all her senses and when she was a toddler she got a fever which stole her sense of sight and hearing from her. From that time on, she became a volatile child. This was based on her confusion at the world around her. She would often run into things or purposefully push her baby sister’s crib over. Her parents were desperate for som...more
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Title:Helen Keller
Author:Margaret Davidson
Genre:Biography
Length:95 pages
Date Finished:October 12, 2012
This book is about Helen Keller, a blind and deaf person who brought hope to many people like her. Helen was born as a normal baby. There were no problems with her. But one day, she got a strange fever. Helen was able to survive, but she was also left blind and deaf. The doctors could do nothing about it. As Helen grew older, there were many times where she felt frustrated because she couldn't...more
Author:Margaret Davidson
Genre:Biography
Length:95 pages
Date Finished:October 12, 2012
This book is about Helen Keller, a blind and deaf person who brought hope to many people like her. Helen was born as a normal baby. There were no problems with her. But one day, she got a strange fever. Helen was able to survive, but she was also left blind and deaf. The doctors could do nothing about it. As Helen grew older, there were many times where she felt frustrated because she couldn't...more
Helen Keller
by Margaret Davidson
95 pages
Biography
Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson is the story of Helen Keller’s life from the day she was born until after she died. The book started by telling of the strange fever that left Helen blind and later deaf. It tells of her childhood with her teacher Annie Sullivan and how Annie taught her how to spell and read. It wasn’t until one day outside when Helen understood that the words had meanings. Annie took Helen outside to the water pump to let water r...more
by Margaret Davidson
95 pages
Biography
Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson is the story of Helen Keller’s life from the day she was born until after she died. The book started by telling of the strange fever that left Helen blind and later deaf. It tells of her childhood with her teacher Annie Sullivan and how Annie taught her how to spell and read. It wasn’t until one day outside when Helen understood that the words had meanings. Annie took Helen outside to the water pump to let water r...more
I really enjoyed the book Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson.It is a brief overview of Helen Keller's life from the time she was born to the time she died. Helen was born a normal baby. Then one day Helen got a very bad fever. Which later left Helen ill, blind, and death at only 9 months old. The story later speaks about how Helen's mom got her help from a teacher named Annie Sullivan. Annie never gave up on Helen and taught her how to read, write, and communicate with others through sign languag...more
I really liked this book. Its written in very plain English so it was very easy to read and it moves along quickly focusing only on the important events. Its amazing following Helen's journey of learning how to read as she starts out having no knowledge of words. Her teacher miraculously gets through to her, spelling out letter shapes into Hellen's hand then introduces her to an alphabet of raised letters on a card. Eventually she learns how to read braille and her world grows exponentially. The...more
Mar 13, 2011
Tiffany
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This book is a brief overview of Helen Kellers life. It starts with how Helen fell ill which eventually leads to her blindness and deafness. It goes on to tell us about a special person in her life who helps her learn how to live being deaf and blind. It is a great book to teach children courage, strength, and differences.
Some activities you could do is to teach sign language to students. Character traits on Helen Keller would be great and then they could compare her to themselves.
Some activities you could do is to teach sign language to students. Character traits on Helen Keller would be great and then they could compare her to themselves.
Mar 02, 2010
Natty
added it
In my opinion this book is one of the best books I had ever read. When I first started reading it I thought that it was kind of boring, although when I kept reading it I couldn't stop.
Also, this book gaves you a lesson for life because is about a girl that couldn't see, hear and talk. After years, she started learning by herself and with her mother's help.Finally I recommended this book to for all the people who will liked to start reading something different and reflective.
Also, this book gaves you a lesson for life because is about a girl that couldn't see, hear and talk. After years, she started learning by herself and with her mother's help.Finally I recommended this book to for all the people who will liked to start reading something different and reflective.
You know, thinking back, I think this was the first biography I'd read. I still remember the cover and the section of the school library I found it in. My brother also loved it. And what do you know, years later, I'm interested in academically looking at auto/biographical writings of women. Helen Keller was just amazing. I'm not sure any biography of her could fail. But this one was great because it got a very young child to be fascinated by her story.
The book was girl how to first learned to speak and read by feeling and raised letters with her finger tips. Lester she learned the special raised do it alphabet called braille.
I read is book and I feeling was very interesting story because I connect Our learned about English programmer (speck of English). How Helen Keller, teacher how she thought her student. My attention graved thing that kind of teach rally hard . Then I gave a five stars.
I read is book and I feeling was very interesting story because I connect Our learned about English programmer (speck of English). How Helen Keller, teacher how she thought her student. My attention graved thing that kind of teach rally hard . Then I gave a five stars.
Helen Keller
Time:9/28 60minutes 9/30 120minutes
7words summary helen-high fever-ann-darkness-blind-deaf-happiness
Discussion question
1.If you can't see anymore, what do you think?
a I scare about everything.
2.If your friend suddenly became disabled people, what do you do?
a I help him or her as much as possible.
I didn't know that Helen came Japan so far!
The book was little difficult for me, but it was nice learning to her.
Time:9/28 60minutes 9/30 120minutes
7words summary helen-high fever-ann-darkness-blind-deaf-happiness
Discussion question
1.If you can't see anymore, what do you think?
a I scare about everything.
2.If your friend suddenly became disabled people, what do you do?
a I help him or her as much as possible.
I didn't know that Helen came Japan so far!
The book was little difficult for me, but it was nice learning to her.
Helen Keller is blind and can't talk or hear so her parents call in a special teacher, Annie Sullivan, to see if she can teacher her how to communicate. Annie never gives up and eventually, Helen understands and can now communicate through sign language. I loved Annie in this book because even through the hard times she never gave up. I would recommend this book to anyone who needs an inspirational story.
Sep 26, 2009
Rozlen Jeter
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Mr. littell
Recommended to Rozlen by:
My mom
Helen keller was born on june 27 1880 in Alabama,USA. She was blind and deaf because of her illness, and then helen met Anna(teacher), she taught her how to write words, how to speak and how to understand what someone is saying by touching her lips and throat, Helen keller was a major importance and role model for many people and an sinsational person who graduated from college knowing that she was blind and deaf. so no matter what you are you can do anything you put your mind up to even if you...more
Helen Keller is a really sad, old book. Is a biography on Helen Keller's tragic life in not been able to speak, see, or hear. In the book illustrates you how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne Sullivan, she learned to talk, read, and eventually graduate from college with honors. She encourage herself to talk and to do great in life and she actually put all her effort and made it there.
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This book is one of the best book i have read, Helen keller really made me believe in miracles she had tought many people about challenging yourself. I think the author wrote very well on this story, I like how she explain about hellens needs and learning disabilites she made me picture how life would be like if i was blind and deaf. I recommend this book to people who like challenges in life.
This is a short simplified version of Helen Keller's story. L. is very fascinated by Helen and never gets tired of rereading this, asks questions. The first couple of times through, I edited a little bit, for example there is a section that discusses WWII and Helen visiting soldiers, but in later readings I went ahead and read it as it is.
Jan 16, 2008
Christie Hall
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
young people everywhere!
Shelves:
biographical
This book was the first of many books I was exposed to as a child that I would classify as my "sheroic development" biographies. I read them all between third and sixth grade.
These women with special abilities were my childtime heros. I never considered Helen Keller "disabled" as I didn't consider my own father disabled. He was a hero that happened to do what amazing things he did...better than most could do in any case... and he did it on one leg. To me, that was a special ability, not a disabi...more
These women with special abilities were my childtime heros. I never considered Helen Keller "disabled" as I didn't consider my own father disabled. He was a hero that happened to do what amazing things he did...better than most could do in any case... and he did it on one leg. To me, that was a special ability, not a disabi...more
Being an educator myself, it was very interesting to read about her learning and education, but the primary content is about a very privileged life. In short, if she weren't deaf and blind, this would be a very dull book about a wealthy girl living a comfortable rich girl's life in America.
I just finished reading this book for the 7th time. I read it every year with my students. Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan's stories continue to inspire me. My students love this book, too. They are so amazed by the story. It's a book I will never tire of reading with my class.
I learned a lot of things this book because this book have massage for
everyone. Helen she is blind or deaf before her faced many problem about
herself but her teacher make her self. I really appreciate her teacher.
I want to read again this book.
It is a realy good book because her
teacher tries really hard to get
Helen to be like a normal kid And
i am a kid too so I really love
this book And I love Helen Keller
and I love History.you should really
read this book Bye
LOVE ADA:)
teacher tries really hard to get
Helen to be like a normal kid And
i am a kid too so I really love
this book And I love Helen Keller
and I love History.you should really
read this book Bye
LOVE ADA:)
May 28, 2012
Anna
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
nonfiction,
chapter-books-for-kids
My four year old and I loved this book. It was simple and straightforward. A good way to teach about disabilities and differences. We both got teary-eyed. A great find in a box of books our neighbor gave us.
I've recently started taking an ASL class at school and wanted to learn more about Helen Keller, and although this was a very short it did teach me many things about her that I had not previously known.
I all so find this woman my hero how she lived her life blind and deaf! how hard is that not knowing what she looks, what her parents look like read this book and you will find her as your hero.
This book really gave me an insight to the life of Helen Keller, I believe that she really pushed forward with all of us women kind, and I am very inspired by her!
~Kylie (IluvmyNini)
~Kylie (IluvmyNini)
This was my favorite biography growing up and the only one I really remember. It's an inspiring story of over coming disabilities and learning to live through it all.
It makes you feel like what Helen feels like. The part i like the most is the part where she inspiered the people who cam back from war to not give up and try.
Good for first time readers to get a grip on who Helen Keller is and why she is an important historical figure. I would recommend it to elementary readers.
This book is really inspiring. You know like, the Lord really gave her more than what she could bear...that sounds ironic but, yeah, okay.
An incredible story of hope, tragedy and courage. Will never forget this amazing story of Helen Keller, a true hero. Loved it :)
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Margaret Davidson grew up in New York City. As a child, she always loved to read.
She has written many biographies, true stories about people's lives. Some famous people she has written biographies about are Helen Keller, Annie Sullivan, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Golda Meir.
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Margaret Davidson grew up in New York City. As a child, she always loved to read.
She has written many biographies, true stories about people's lives. Some famous people she has written biographies about are Helen Keller, Annie Sullivan, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Golda Meir.
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