Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
This picturebook biography is an excellent and accessible introduction for young readers to learn about one of the world’s most influential luminaries. With her signature style of prose laced with stirring quotes, Doreen Rappaport brings to life Helen Keller’s poignant narrative. Acclaimed...
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This picturebook biography is an excellent and accessible introduction for young readers to learn about one of the world’s most influential luminaries. With her signature style of prose laced with stirring quotes, Doreen Rappaport brings to life Helen Keller’s poignant narrative. Acclaimed illustrator Matt Tavares beautifully captures the dynamism and verve of Helen Keller’s life and legacy, making Helen's Big World an unforgettable portrait of a woman whose vision for innovation and progress changed Americaand the worldforever.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780786808908 (078680890X)
ASIN: 078680890X
Publish date: October 16th 2012
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Academic,
Juvenile,
Family,
Biography Memoir,
Picture Books,
Inspirational,
Teachers
An attractive, appealing introduction to Keller's life and accomplishments.
Superior to almost all the longer children's biographies of Keller in that it doesn't shy away from her later life as a social activist. It never ceases to amaze how a superb writer like Rappaport can convey more of the reality of a story in 48 pages than a mediocre writer can in hundreds. The text ...
12 years ago
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