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Hopkinson, Deborah.
ANNIE AND HELEN New York : Schwartz & Wade, 2012 IL K-3, RL 3.9 ISBN 0375857060 (2 booktalks) |
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Booktalk #1 Helen Keller was a remarkable person. She lost her sight and her hearing when she was very young and grew up in a world with no sound and no light. I can’t even imagine what her life was like. When her parents hired Annie Sullivan to teach Helen, it was a life changer. Annie was able to break down the walls to Helen’s world and help her understand the world around her. Booktalk #2 Most of us don’t remember learning to talk-it happened naturally as our families talked to us from the time we were born. You experienced sounds and sights at the same time. But imagine living in a dark and silent world, unable to communicate with the people around you. This was Helen Keller’s world. She became deaf and blind before she was two years old. By the time she was seven, her family was desperate to find a way to educate Helen. When Annie Sullivan arrived at Helen’s home in March of 1887, it was the beginning of an amazing journey for both of them. (South Carolina Picture Book Award, 2015. Prepared by: Jill Eaton, Gray Court-Owings School, jeaton@laurens55.org) |
| SUBJECTS: Keller, Helen, 1880-1968. People with disabilites -- Biography. Women -- Biography. Sullivan, Annie, 1866-1936. Picture books for children. |
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