Helen Keller (On My Own Biographies) [Hardcover]

Jane Sutcliffe (Author), Elaine Verstraete (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: On My Own Biographies

Focuses on the early life of a woman who is well known for overcoming her handicaps of being both blind and deaf.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-With short, easy sentences and plenty of white space enveloping the large typeface, this biography is just right for emerging readers. Keller's story unfolds at a fast, reader-friendly pace. Students will probably skip over the few difficult names, such as Tuscumbia, the Alabama town where Helen was born, and Anagnos, a Boston doctor who headed an institute for the blind. Poignant, soft-focused watercolor illustrations complement the text. Patricia Lakin's Helen Keller and the Big Storm (Aladdin, 2002) has more cartoonlike art. Libraries owning that title should also consider Sutcliffe's book for general purchase.
Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Jane Sutcliffe has written numerous books for children including Paul Revere, Amelia Earhart, Chief Joseph, Juan Ponce de León, George S. Patton Jr., Helen Keller and Jesse Owens. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876146000
• ISBN-13: 978-0876146002
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,127,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jane Sutcliffe grew up in Providence, RI in the days when library fines were a penny. She is a children's book author, biographer, in-demand school visit presenter, and the owner of a very spoiled dog named Willy. Her acclaimed nonfiction books include AMELIA EARHART, MILTON HERSHEY, WALT DISNEY and THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. Look for her first picture book, LEONARDO'S MONSTER, due out next year.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Mom Wrote It So You Better Love It!, August 20, 2001

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Joel Smith (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

My mother wrote this book about 20 years ago. It was read one day on Romper Room. What better recommendation could there be?