" We can all be heroes. That's the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare disease that made her deaf and blind. Suddenly, she couldn't see or hear at all, and it was hard for her to communicate with anyone. But when she was six years old, she met someone who would change her life forever: her teacher, Annie Sullivan....

When she was 19 months old, Helen Keller (1880-1968) suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. Not long after, she also became mute. Her tenacious struggle to overcome these handicaps- with the help of her inspired and inspiring teacher, Anne Sullivan- is one of the great stories of human courage and dedication. The Story of My Life, first published in 1903, is Helen Keller's classic autobiography detailing the first 22 years of her...

In 1837, Samuel Gridley Howe, director of Boston's Perkins Institution for the Blind, heard about a bright, deaf-blind seven year old, the daughter of New Hampshire farmers. At once he resolved to rescue her from the darkness and silence of the tomb, and indeed, thanks to Howe and an extraordinary group of female teachers, Laura Bridgman learned to finger-spell, to read raised letters, and to write legibly and even eloquently. Philosophers, poets,...

Provides a biography of the woman who graduated from college with honors and traveled around the world on behalf of the physically handicapped even though she had been blind and deaf since early childhood.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of Helen Keller, including her activism for people with disabilities.

Profiles the life of Helen Keller who lost her sight and hearing at the age of two and still learned to read and write despite her handicap.

When she was just two years old, Laura Bridgman lost her sight, her hearing, and most of her senses of smell and taste. But then a progressive doctor, who had just opened the country's first school for the blind in Boston, took her in. Laura learned to communicate, read, and write--and eventually even to teach.

Introduces young readers to the life and accomplishments of Helen Keller, describing how she succeeded despite being both blind and deaf.

A simple introduction to the life of Helen Keller and her great accomplishments despite her disability.