Sterling Biographies: Helen Keller: Courage in Darkness [Paperback]

Emma Carlson Berne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 3, 2009 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Sterling Biographies

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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About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (February 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402751478
• ISBN-13: 978-1402751479
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #573,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Social Issues > Special Needs > Nonfiction

More About the Author

Emma Carlson Berne is the author of the YA thrillers STILL WATERS (Simon & Schuster, 2011) and NEVER LET YOU GO (Simon & Schuster, 2012). She lives in Cincinnati. You can visit Emma's web site at www.emmacarlsonberne.com, follow her on Twitter @emmacberne, or send her a friend request on Facebook.