Sterling Biographies (R): Helen Keller
Courage in Darkness
Published on 1. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-4027-5147-9 (ISBN)
Description
Helen Keller lived in darkness and silence, but she dazzled the world with her accomplishments. Her powerful story lives on in this remarkable biography by Emma Carlson Berne. Find out about: the illness that destroyed young Helen's sight and hearing; her explosive first meeting with her teacher Annie Sullivan; her struggle to become the first blind/deaf student ever awarded a degree from prestigious Radcliffe College; and the romance that almost led to marriage and her life as writer, lecturer and world traveller.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Kindergarten and over, Interest Age: From 10 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
all in color
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4027-5147-9 (9781402751479)
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Person
Emma Carlson Berne has written and edited over two dozen books for children and young adults, including biographies of William Shakespeare, Sacagawea, Frida Kahlo, Snoop Dogg, and Christopher Columbus.